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Off The Record: Virtanen Chatter, Quarantine & Pains in the A** | PHN+

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3 years ago

February 7, 2021

Pittsburgh Penguins GM, NHL trade, Jake Virtanen

MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 01: Jake Virtanen (18) of the Vancouver Canucks waits for play to begin during the third period of the NHL game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadiens on February 1, 2021, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire)

The NHL trade market is getting muddy as teams need immediate help, but quarantine rules stand in the way. Would a Jake Virtanen for Jake DeBrusk trade make sense for the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks, or is there a Virtanen sweepstakes in the East Division being held up by the Pittsburgh Penguins GM search?

Teams watched the fallout from the Patrik Laine-Pierre-Luc Dubois trade. The quarantine period for both players surely affected the NHL trade market and how teams proceed. Teams can’t get immediate help.

What should we make of the rapid COVID outbreaks around the NHL? Is there a snowballs’ chance the league could return to Hub cities?

More on that in the latest ‘Off The Record’:

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