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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
What exactly has Virtanen done in the AHL or even CHL to show he's a better player? They are only one year apart and Shinkaruk has outproduced him at every level. I'm not bullish on Shinkaruk but Virtanen looks like he could be a total bust where Shinkaruk could have a good AHL career at least.
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2 years apart (22 months), Virtanen was drafted really young
Virtanen has shown he can take an NHL shift, he can still be a 3rd/4th line winger who can crash and bang, he did that for 55 games as a 19 year old with solid possession numbers
Shinkaruk's floor is a scoring forward in the AHL/Europe