Jake Virtanen's Swiss League teammates were reportedly not his biggest fans
first-rounder after he got into it on the bench with teammate Daniel Eigenmann near the end of a 5-1 loss last month. Notably, Virtanen had been benched earlier in the game and has since been scratched for Visp’s last two matches.
Following the dust-up, Eigenmann allegedly issued an ultimatum to management on behalf of his teammates, supposedly stating that it was either "him, or us."with the article claiming he "turned his back on his teammates." An unnamed individual familiar with Virtanen's time in the Swiss league reported selfish on-ice behaviour, such as remaining out for extra time with the man-advantage.
The fact that EHC Visp chose to dump Virtanen given his success speaks volumes about the alleged conduct of the 26-year-old. Virtanen’s 15 goals this season are third on his team, despite having played 20 less games than the two players ahead of him. His days as a highly-touted prospect long in the rearview mirror, Virtanen’s career has gone sideways since 2021. After multiple years of lacklustre production with the Canucks, the 2014 sixth overall selection was bought out in the summer of 2021 in theAfter a brief stop in the KHL with Spartak Moscow during the 2021-22 season — ultimately interrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February — Virtanen returned home to British Columbia.
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