Early call, but I think Salminen will be the backup next season, and the knock will be he doesn't have the experience, and that we need an established vet to back up Helly. Who will be freshly signed to a new long term deal I will add.
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I think I said 'IF'. Too soon to say whether they will or not. He hasn't done anything in game to encourage more confidence. I don't know about practice. IDK if practice will influence the coaching staff that much. But IF he is good in practice, they might give him more rope. In which case we might see enough to solidify our opinions, one way or the other.
That would probably happen only if someone is worse than Rittich.
Is there such a person?
We had one in Pavelac
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Yikes. Hopefully he can get healthy and live a normal life. Brodie out too.
I thought being healthy was a skill
Laine injured again and is expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks. He hasn't been able to stay healthy since leaving us.
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I think that after that hit by McCabe he would never be the same player again
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Based on the CBJ board Laine has been pretty decent this season defensively despite not putting up the points. Stats seem to back this up.
Interesting that CBJ fans have arrived at the same conclusion about Roslovic as Jets fans and Maurice (not an NHL Center, can't defend, too soft with no physicality). Guy could be a pretty decent middle-6 NHL winger, if he didn't insist on playing C and was willing to put some work improving his defensive game from "hot garbage" to just "mere average".
Considering all the long-term injuries in Columbus, they should be one of the front runners for Bedard.
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Maurice era Panthers looking better than last year's Panthers in almost underlying metric except for win/loss record:
If Paul can get goaltending, watch out.
If Paul can get goaltending, watch out.
is this through the same time period? can you show the PP stats by any chance? W/Ls do matter too.
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Laine's off season training is virtually non existent. He alway serms to brag about taking his mind off hockey. Not saying his injuries is due to that, but it would behoove him to train harder between seasons.
He trained in the offseason pretty hard but iirc it was the skating his group didn't do often. But please let's not open the Laine offseason training can of worms
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Laine peaked in Winnipeg, I’ll say it, guy will never have goal seasons like he had I. Winnipeg ever!
He’s a big injury prone guy!
He’s a big injury prone guy!
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No it was last season vs games thus far comparison. I should have said 5v5. Agreed W/L record matters and if the ship doesn't right soon claws will come out for him regardless of how good the 5v5 metrics go.
Just absolutely devastating. I don't blame McCabe but I think he robbed the NHL of a truly special player.
Laine was the whole package and became a shell after that.
I really can't believe we got Dubie for him.
I wonder if the org knew he was irreparably damaged and that played into us moving him
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Winnipeg was such a good situation for him. He had Wheeler feeding him 1-timers on the PP with the threat of Scheifele to take attention away from him. He had Ehlers one of the best play driving wingers in the league playing with him at 5v5 and they genuinely tried to find a C for him every season.
Too bad he couldn't beat an aging Wheeler during the 19-20 season when he was given the opportunity (and yes he genuinely lost out to 26 not some Maurice favoritism). He should have been patient, he would have been the 1RW by default in a year or so anyway as 26 aged.
His agent and his sycophants in Finland like Pekka Jalonen did him a disservice trying to convince him that he was a better player than he was at that time. CBJ franchise has been his to take lead and run away with but it hasn't worked out.
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Agree. It was a vicious hit, clean(ish) or not, and total overkill in terms of what was required for the play -- McCabe knew it, fans and teammates knew it, and Patty was never the same after. It came just as he was building his confidence and trying out new things, playing a more direct and even physical game and making some jaw-dropping plays pretty much every game. It really was "What will the kid do next?" territory for Laine, and it was a blast to watch as a fan after the lean years.
And then -- that effing hit. One of a handful I've seen in years of watching hockey and rugby and footy that still makes me wince when I replay it.
I seem to recall seeing McCabe getting drilled long after and -- and I hardly EVER do this -- and actually applauding. Man I hated seeing that one go down.
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