Looking just at talent level, it would be absurd to argue that Jake Virtanen is not one of the best Canucks forwards. However, Travis Green argues that there has to be the right fit for the winger. (By imacSportsnet)
, and so was punted out of the top four lines by Green. Nothing has changed since then except the Canucks’ shrinking window to get ready for Game 1 of their Stanley Cup qualifier against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
“Loui Eriksson’s not playing either, and he had a good camp and looked good in the scrimmages if you were watching. When it came time to making the lineup, just felt those other guys had better camps than Jake did. It doesn’t mean he’s not a good player; he was on pace to score 20 goals this season. Who’s to say he’s not back in the lineup next game?”
With Ferland apparently recovered from the concussion-related issues that restricted him to four NHL periods since October, more physical than Virtanen, and more accomplished so far in his career, Green logically went with the better player from camp to partnerThe simple answer is because he doesn’t kill penalties.
Juolevi, whose development has been slowed and nearly jeopardized by injuries since Benning reached for him with the fifth-overall pic in the 2016 draft, dressed as the seventh defenceman in Wednesday’s playoff rehearsal. Juolevi played because he is the Canucks’ seventh defenceman, a groin strain away from playing in the Stanley Cup tournament.
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