Blue Jackets fire back after Laine roasts organization

[Ezpz]

Looking for the don waddell reference in this thread, and that time 4 senior players, including werenski, met with the organisation and told them, "you have to get laine and merzlikins out of here", but you know he was nothing but a great teammate right?

It's already come out Laine was the only who asked for the trade. This wasn't Evander Kane in Winnipeg.

 

[Fearnot]

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

The Jackets front office and coaching staff were changed out and he still asked to be traded. True leaders like Boone and Werenski stay and try their best to improve the team. Soft players like Laine claim it was someone else's fault.
Laine obviously has some mental health issues and I wish him the best on that front, but I will never cheer for him as a hockey player again, unless he does a 180 on his attitude.

 

[dirtydanglez]

what a "competent" front office look like?

tampa, colorado, dallas, florida.

 

[Boyon90]

It's already come out Laine was the only who asked for the trade. This wasn't Evander Kane in Winnipeg.

Whats your point

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell: 'Losing was acceptable and losing is not acceptable' | TSN

Newly minted Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell believes his new team needs a culture change in order to be successful going forward.

www.tsn.ca

Where is the outrage about their own GM?

Gee, it's almost like there's a difference between somebody who is *presently* within the organization calling out a problem culture and pledging to fix it, and somebody who *abandoned ship* calling out a problem culture after they left so they can instead claim 'Oh, but it wasn't *my* fault though'.

Again, pot, kettle, black. Laine was part of the problem in Columbus, not the solution. He missed nearly half his games, and half-assed many that he did play. Then he asked for an out, and is now badmouthing the people there who granted him an out and did their best to support him through his struggles.

It's rare to see somebody be that tone deaf -- and right before walking back into their building. For Laine to go out and get injured after the first is just icing on the cake, but I guess he just didn't want the win enough

 

[Boyon90]

The Jackets front office and coaching staff were changed out and he still asked to be traded. True leaders like Boone and Werenski stay and try their best to improve the team. Soft players like Laine claim it was someone else's fault.
Laine obviously has some mental health issues and I wish him the best on that front, but I will never cheer for him as a hockey player again, unless he does a 180 on his attitude.

Who cares who you cheer for? BJC?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Perhaps he was (poorly) trying to compliment Montreal but that is cringeworthy.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

Who cares who you cheer for? BJC?

Hey everyone, Laine has joined the chat.

 

[ViD]

Montreal players will take note of this fool’s comment. When the Habs hit another slump, and he does nothing but turning the puck over in the neutral zone, Canediens players will know they can’t rely on this soft guy.

 

[Boyon90]

Gee, it's almost like there's a difference between somebody who is *presently* within the organization calling out a problem culture and pledging to fix it, and somebody who *abandoned ship* calling out a problem culture after they left so they can instead claim 'Oh, but it wasn't *my* fault though'.

Again, pot, kettle, black. Laine was part of the problem in Columbus, not the solution. He missed nearly half his games, and half-assed many that he did play. Then he asked for an out, and is now badmouthing the people there who granted him an out and did their best to support him through his struggles.

It's rare to see somebody be that tone deaf -- and right before walking back into their building. For Laine to go out and get injured after the first is just icing on the cake, but I guess he just didn't want the win enough

So you said it, he missed nearly half the games, yet you point him out has if he was a big part of the problems, did I miss something and the cbj have been fantastic this year? I always liked werenski for his talent, and he answered back like a true captain, dont actually know if he is or just A, doesn't matter, but in reality he gives me scrub vibes

 

[SteelCityCannon]

No we aren’t. Again, expectations are different. Montreal spend to the cap every single year and their fans expect wins.

Glad fan expectations is really driving those wins. You've been chirping the whole thread. Montreal hasn't won a cup since almost a decade before the CBJ even existed. You can climb down from the high horse whenever you're ready.

Also Columbus has spent to the cap plenty. Great ownership group.

 

[Boyon90]

Montreal players will take note of this fool’s comment. When the Habs hit another slump, and he does nothing but turning the puck over in the neutral zone, Canediens players will know they can’t rely on this soft guy.

We dont care, we dont have hope for him, we just like his laser shot, get over it

 

[HabzSauce]

He sounds like an idiot. Werenski, on the other hand, is a class act.

Werenski sounded really butt hurt. A class act would have just laughed that off

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Do we expect many playoff bound teams pay to take on Laine atleast without some heavy retention?

I wasn't talking about this season. I may not have articulated it as clearly as I could have when I said: "He's got 1 year left after this and if things go south, they either trade him at the deadline or just move on."

What I meant is that if trouble starts down the road, next season they can either trade him at the deadline or just walk away from him as he's a UFA after next season.

As for playoff teams? Yes, I do think that there would be a market for him next season at the deadline. It would probably take some retention, but why would MTL care about retention for the remainder of next season, unless they themselves are in a playoff spot.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

People are soft these days. It feels like a North American thing. "Decorum" above all. Don't say anything that might rock the boat.

 

[JKG33]

It's also fun he claims he wants to win but also allegedly blocked a trade to Minnesota, a team significantly better than Columbus or Montreal currently

I find this hard to believe. Not that he'd be stupid enough to block a trade to Minny, but that of all GMs Bill Guerin tried to trade for him

 

[VeteranPresence]

Werenski sounded really butt hurt. A class act would have just laughed that off

Correct. No better way to show off your hurt fee fees than to rant about them to a reporter. If Zach was truly part of the solution in Columbus they would have been a lot better than they have been during his tenure.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

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Yuck.

 

[Xirik]

rich coming from a Devils fan

How? did the Devils draft the best player in the world and another player who Oilers fans always claim is a top 5 player in the league?


Think before you post.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Honestly is Patrik like on the spectrum or something? Or is he just a quiet Finn that might have way of talking after the fact that is off-putting?

Seems like a trend with him ending up not liked with team leadership. We’ll see what happens with Montreal if the team isn’t good enough to win.

Laine is the opposite of every fin

 

[Xirik]

No we aren’t. Again, expectations are different. Montreal spend to the cap every single year and their fans expect wins.

Easy to spend to the cap when you have anchor contracts.

 

[Breakers]

For a guy who lives on a video game console and buys a new TV about 30x a year on the road.

I’m not sure I would be calling out other organizations for commitment

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Correct. No better way to show off your hurt fee fees than to rant about them to a reporter. If Zach was truly part of the solution in Columbus they would have been a lot better than they have been during his tenure.

Well, let me tell you a little thing about hockey. It's a team sport. Werenski has been very good his entire career, this year even better. One guy can't win by himself. Z plays his ass off every single night, unlike the other guy we're talking about in this thread.

Also no NHL city gets more wrapped up in it's own feelings more than Montreal. Everyone outside of Montreal realizes that. I didn't forget when Chara hit someone and you losers were calling the cops lol. Whole city Soffff.

 

[ottawa]

Why is Werenski getting so emotional, just ignore him. His comments weren't that deep