Virtanen struggled to adjust to the NHL level. He played parts of six NHL seasons, tallying 100 points in 317 games. Despite Virtanen put up solid numbers but faced off-ice issues that derailed his NHL career. The 27-year-old currently plays in the DEL for the Bremerhaven Penguins.
This is obviously not an ideal scenario for the Canucks 6th overall pick, especially when the Canucks could have had William Nylander, Nikolaj Ehlers, Dylan larkin etc.