That was five seasons ago (I'm giving him credit for 30 goals in the COVID season). I know he's still relatively young, but that "if" is doing a lot of work.I'd happily take a chance on Laine.
If he's healthy, the guy is still a 30-goal-scorer and if he isn't healthy, we can bury his contract on LTIR. And I want to see him work with Teemu lol
And burying his contract on LTIR isn't the issue; the Ducks will have cap space the next two years. It's that it will set back the progress the team is looking to make. Picking up Laine means we didn't pick up someone who will actually help us.