After watching YouTube highlights, it's hard not to be impressed with Virtanen's skating and quick release. I'm not advocating taking him at #4, but he is a guy I would be excited to watch. Especially after hearing that he play a good chunk of time with an injured shoulder.
I know the knock on him is his hockey IQ and that he doesn't use his teammates effectively... but we have plenty of smart players (ie: Gaudreau) that could more than make up for that. In an ideal world, I'd like to acquire another 1st to snag Virtanen... Ritchie would be a solid pickup if we acquired a second 1st round pick after our 4th
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