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Virtanen was sent to WJ's to gain more confidence in his game and play more. I'm not sure that worked out well. #Canucks
— Irfaan Gaffar (@sportsnetirf) January 2, 2016

Pretty much

Hot garbage > Virtanen.

I'm talking about both hockey and IQ.

MARNER >>>>>>> VIRTANEN



Discuss.

MARNER >>>>>>> VIRTANEN



Discuss.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Both took extremely stupid penalties in this one. Marner could have been on the PP going for a hat trick to tie the game and instead he couldn't control himself.

MARNER >>>>>>> VIRTANEN



Discuss.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Virtanen is closer to John Scott in terms of talent than Marner. In terms of IQ, Scott > Virtanen.

Virtanen benched in final couple minutes. Nuff said. Complete bonehead.

Virtanen is closer to John Scott in terms of talent than Marner. In terms of IQ, Scott > Virtanen.
- domi_legend

Just stop. You're embarassing yourself. At least Scooby is a funny troll

John Shannon Verified account ‏@JSportsnet 12m12 minutes ago

Quick text convo with Jim Benning. He confirms that Jake Virtanen will rejoin the Canucks after returning from WJC.

Poor kid is being roasted on twitter as we speak...

Had a crappy tourney, but this is getting out of hand.

Just stop. You're embarassing yourself. At least Scooby is a funny troll
- westcoastleaf

Yeah, totally embarrassing myself. Not as much as Virtanen, but yeah.

John Shannon Verified account ‏@JSportsnet 12m12 minutes ago

Quick text convo with Jim Benning. He confirms that Jake Virtanen will rejoin the Canucks after returning from WJC.

Poor kid is being roasted on twitter as we speak...

Had a crappy tourney, but this is getting out of hand.
- Whiskey-Tango

Yeah, the poop he's getting is pretty silly. Although, he'll go home to Vancouver and his NHL salary, so he gets the last laugh.

Yeah, the poop he's getting is pretty silly. Although, he'll go home to Vancouver and his NHL salary, so he gets the last laugh.
- nucks_94

You're right. In the end, the Canucks are the real losers in all of this.

I think there is an actual Leaf thread where you can amass and tell each other how wonderful your franchise is.

You're right. In the end, the Canucks are the real losers in all of this.
- domi_legend

Gold.

Yeah, the poop he's getting is pretty silly. Although, he'll go home to Vancouver and his NHL salary, so he gets the last laugh.
- nucks_94

I suppose.

It's a sad world we live in when a bunch of grown adults feel the need to personally attack a 19 year old.

Some of these very same people are parents, who undoubtedly would throw a tantrum over their kids being harassed or "bullied" at school.

Sad, Sad.

Hat trick for Matthews. We need to lose games like last nights.

I think there is an actual Leaf thread where you can amass and tell each other how wonderful your franchise is.
- VANTEL

There is..

But there's a Canucks thread for bashing Virtanen.

I suppose.

It's a sad world we live in when a bunch of grown adults feel the need to personally attack a 19 year old.

Some of these very same people are parents, who undoubtedly would throw a tantrum over their kids being harassed or "bullied" at school.

Sad, Sad.
- Whiskey-Tango

Sad, but not surprising. The same people are likely barred from attending their kids' minor hockey games. Just a bunch of apes throwing feces all over the internet.

Virtanen is closer to John Scott in terms of talent than Marner. In terms of IQ, Scott > Virtanen.
- domi_legend

That 19 year old , with the IQ of 2 , travelled around the country and world, while working and made over a million dollars .

How was your year last year or were you too busy with Facebook

I think there is an actual Leaf thread where you can amass and tell each other how wonderful your franchise is.
- VANTEL

40+ years of the Laffs being the laughing stock of the NHL will do that to their fans...not all are like that but...typical hockey IQ.

People Crying about Marner and Virtanen on a team that was going nowhere in this tourney is ridiculous. Traditionally we have never done well on the big ice overseas and this club had way more issues than two players. you could see that after the first few games.

I suppose.

It's a sad world we live in when a bunch of grown adults feel the need to personally attack a 19 year old.

Some of these very same people are parents, who undoubtedly would throw a tantrum over their kids being harassed or "bullied" at school.

Sad, Sad.
- Whiskey-Tango

He's an adult too. One that makes 8x more a year than the rest of us who represented his country on a world stage and massively under performed. He's not being bullied, he's being scrutinized.

Just flag and ignore guys.

Don't feed the trolls

There is..

But there's a Canucks thread for bashing Virtanen.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

The same one that will probably earn 100 times the amount you make in a lifetime in about 7 years?

Bash away

You're right. In the end, the Canucks are the real losers in all of this.
- domi_legend

Really? How are the Laffs doing?

http://www.nhl.com/ice/st...lea#&navid=nav-stn-league

The same one that will probably earn 100 times the amount you make in a lifetime in about 7 years?

Bash away
- VANTEL

But also will earn a 10th as much as marner.