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I was about to say that that is a good deal, even if Virtanen isn't half the player the Canucks hoped he would become. Then I checked the stats and realized he's Clarke Wilm.
I thought he looked like a much improved/progressed player in the early viewings of him i got last year.
I don't think he'll ever justify his draft position, but I think he could definitely fit on most team's top9 at the peak of his career, if not a 2nd line winger in the most idealistic situations (from a nuck standpoint).
That, unlike their contracts for Roussel and Beagle, is how you pay a fourth line player.
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I was about to say that that is a good deal, even if Virtanen isn't half the player the Canucks hoped he would become. Then I checked the stats and realized he's Clarke Wilm.
Still a good deal... Kids develop at different rates and 2 years is the perfect window at that price point to see if they keep him long term or cut the leash.
Vancouver re-signs Virtanen (2 years, $1.25 million AAV)
