Quote (Killingyouall @ 28 Aug 2021 12:07)

Eichel is obviously the better player but that contract and his attitude scare me. Even before the surgery became a point of contention he was angling, and succeeded in getting rid of coaches and management.

Maybe I am wrong but he seems to be the kind of guy that is so inwardly focused he can't see the bigger picture of what it takes to win.

Tarasenko proved that he could take on different roles and play an adaptive style when the Blues won a cup. I can appreciate that.

I think Tarasenko would be easier for a team to work with. Eichel just seems to be the kind of guy that is always going to have the "it's my way or the highway" attitude.

Five years with that attitude @ 10 million a season is terrifying. A team will gamble and take that risk though. The talent is too good to pass up on.


With both players the problem is the same. They are at their lowest value and have demanded a trade. Somehow both teams are going to have to get a good return when they have no leverage, so it is going be extremely difficult to move them.

Quote (Secksii @ Aug 28 2021 01:21pm)

I don't blame him, look at how much of a joke buffalo has been. Seeing how hardcore Mackinnon is as well, these guys would probably do the same after dealing with incompetence

Quote (Secksii @ Aug 30 2021 04:26pm)

SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) is reportedly negotiating a contract with Jake Virtanen

cya Jake, the kid is gonna learn how fucking lucky he was to have everything go his way and just took it for granted

Quote (Secksii @ Aug 30 2021 07:26pm)

SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) is reportedly negotiating a contract with Jake Virtanen

cya Jake, the kid is gonna learn how fucking lucky he was to have everything go his way and just took it for granted

Quote (Killingyouall @ Aug 30 2021 09:01pm)

Honestly I would not the the least bit surprised if he leaves Russia half way through the season.

Don't think he has the mental fortitude to hack it in a different environment. Nobody will coddle him there.


Surprised a team was not willing to sign him for a cheap one year deal as a reclamation project despite the baggage.

The problem is he has a poor attitude and his defensive ability and lack of hockey iq would make him a rather ineffective role player from the start.


He roped Canucks fans in for years. Such speed and size gone to waste.... What a shame.

Quote (Hizkuntza @ Aug 30 2021 10:32pm)

Kassian was a disappointment, but no hard feelings. Virtanen though, he was spoonfed every possible chance in his hometown and never stepped up to the plate. Never seen a guy so talented and so enabled never make anything out of it.

Quote (Toshster @ Aug 31 2021 07:02am)

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