Blue Jackets fire back after Laine roasts organization

[MMANumminen]

Lot of drama over nothing. Yeah Laine is cocky and immature. at 26 most kids are idiots. Maybe he has tourettes. Next!

 

[Sting]

There is something hilarious about this Laine quote and then Columbus beating the Habs the same night, being higher in the standings, and also having arguably the top two young talents from either organization in Fantilli and Johnson. You love to see it.

 

[Dumais]

Laine is a talented player - brilliant at times - but he strikes me as a weird, off-putting character.

He can be a 200 foot player, I've seen him do it in Columbus. But as stated, he lacks professionalism and maturity. Probably given too much to soon in life.

 

[Il Stugotz]

A lot of revisionism going on in this thread about the Blue Jackets as a perennial last place team: the 2019 BJs were legitimately good. They went all in that postseason and then had to rebuild

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

As much as I don't like this, I do have some sympathy for him. From a mental standpoint, it is very difficult to live up to early expectations. We can sit here and say that he just has to play hockey and that given the same talent that any of us would excel. But how many people struggle in their current lives without the added pressure?
Money and fame will only multiply your current mental state (see Lottery Winner curse). You really have to go into these situations with a strong mental foundation or you will destroy yourself.

 

[Reality Czech]

Lot of drama over nothing. Yeah Laine is cocky and immature. at 26 most kids are idiots. Maybe he has tourettes. Next!

A 26-year-old is not a kid lol

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

People are crying waaaaaaay too much over this.

"He said he's tired of it, but management was changed out."

Management was changed out a few times in Buffalo and that losing culture still exists.

"He's saying this while running away instead of staying, like Zach and Boone"

Yes, because no one has left a shitty environment for themselves and then called it out.



Laine scored a hat trick and then told the reporter it wasn't a good game. The guy speaks the truth and instead of going "yeah, it was a great place to play and I really enjoyed my time" he says how he experienced there.

"Maybe he can be more than a PP specialists"

He actually calls out his lack of 5 on 5 production quite often so far.

So, we have a thread full of insulted fans which is at least fair for Columbus fans and then a bunch of people who have no idea what they're talking about throwing out things that aren't points.

Everyone wants NHLers to be more personal and be less robotic and then cry everytime they are. So, which do you want ?

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

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

That's... kinda the point I'm making? It's rich for Laine to talk about how terrible the culture of a room is when he himself wasn't showing up half the time, and was often just going through the motions when he was. Being passive is *absolutely* being part of the problem; if he didn't like the culture in Columbus, the opportunity was wide open for him to take the reins be part of the solution — the guy was the one of the top offensive players on the team — but he didn't. He chose not to.

There's a reason why it's considered bad form to badmouth your previous workplace in an interview. You can't be present and yet also claim to be above it all; passivity isn't a defense.

 

[Miller Time]

Just classless

Didn't Waddell say the same thing a few months ago?

Might be tough to hear but not necessarily untrue

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Lot of drama over nothing. Yeah Laine is cocky and immature. at 26 most kids are idiots. Maybe he has tourettes. Next!

Damn, kids become adults at which age these days?

 

[Crede777]

Didn't Waddell say the same thing a few months ago?

Might be tough to hear but not necessarily untrue

The Jackets didn't do Waddell a couple of big favors like they did for Laine. Instead of "thank you for the support in my time of need and thank you for getting a trade done when I asked for it" he said that.

 

[Reality Czech]

People are crying waaaaaaay too much over this.

"He said he's tired of it, but management was changed out."

Management was changed out a few times in Buffalo and that losing culture still exists.

"He's saying this while running away instead of staying, like Zach and Boone"

Yes, because no one has left a shitty environment for themselves and then called it out.



Laine scored a hat trick and then told the reporter it wasn't a good game. The guy speaks the truth and instead of going "yeah, it was a great place to play and I really enjoyed my time" he says how he experienced there.

"Maybe he can be more than a PP specialists"

He actually calls out his lack of 5 on 5 production quite often so far.

So, we have a thread full of insulted fans which is at least fair for Columbus fans and then a bunch of people who have no idea what they're talking about throwing out things that aren't points.

Everyone wants NHLers to be more personal and be less robotic and then cry everytime they are. So, which do you want ?

I'm all for more personality but maybe a player whose effort has been questioned in the past shouldn't be taking shots about a losing culture. Dude hasn't played a full season and has barely made the playoffs in the last 7 years.

I like Laine in general but he needs to read the room better. People don't generally like being called losers by a guy who didn't live up to expectations while playing for the same team.

That's a pretty big stretch to say that just because people have a problem with Laine's comments that people cry "every time" a player shows personality. Not even close to true.

 

[Marioesque]

People are crying waaaaaaay too much over this.

"He said he's tired of it, but management was changed out."

Management was changed out a few times in Buffalo and that losing culture still exists.

"He's saying this while running away instead of staying, like Zach and Boone"

Yes, because no one has left a shitty environment for themselves and then called it out.



Laine scored a hat trick and then told the reporter it wasn't a good game. The guy speaks the truth and instead of going "yeah, it was a great place to play and I really enjoyed my time" he says how he experienced there.

"Maybe he can be more than a PP specialists"

He actually calls out his lack of 5 on 5 production quite often so far.

So, we have a thread full of insulted fans which is at least fair for Columbus fans and then a bunch of people who have no idea what they're talking about throwing out things that aren't points.

Everyone wants NHLers to be more personal and be less robotic and then cry everytime they are. So, which do you want ?

Yeah if they don't like the answers just stop asking him those questions.

He said the same thing as Waddell said, and now it's an outrage.

 

[Dumais]

People are crying waaaaaaay too much over this.

Everyone wants NHLers to be more personal and be less robotic and then cry everytime they are. So, which do you want ?

Again, it's a fine line between honesty and being an asshole. But once you cross it, it's pretty obvious to everyone. Of course, he could be the type that says thing to impress others (reporter in this case) or without thinking. Which doesn't really help his case as a well developed human being.

 

[elmaco]

I don't think or at least I hope there aren't any of us CBJ fans that aren't oblivious to the fact there have been compete or motivation issues over the last couple of years. The team has stunk again, but I think the bigger issue is he goes out of his way to talk this shit when he himself was a likely a big part of that cultural issue. He's a giant hypocrite and had no reason to come out and try to bash his former teammates who were very supportive of him while he went AWOL.

Do your coworkers call you AWOL when you take sick leave, what a dumb take.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Also, for all the Habs fans jumping through hoops with the whole 'Everybody wants players to be genuine, but then they complain when they are!' — I don't think anybody in this thread is saying that Laine *shouldn't* speak from the heart.

They're just pointing out, rightfully, that it doesn't make what he said true. Nor does it absolve him of any criticism when what he said was absolutely goofy.

Your boy came out, talked down about his former team, and then got injured after one period in a subsequent loss to said team. You couldn't write a better script than that.

 

[Marioesque]

The Jackets didn't do Waddell a couple of big favors like they did for Laine. Instead of "thank you for the support in my time of need and thank you for getting a trade done when I asked for it" he said that.

I agree that Laine should not have answered those questions. Not a good idea.

But when Don Waddell said the same thing, everyone agreed. When Laine said it, everyone acts like he just did something unthinkable. Could have just been quoting Waddell basically.

So as much as I think he did a dumb thing, everyone complaining about what he said being so horrible need to do the same accounting for Don Waddell too.

If the observation they both made is wrong, then it should be wrong for both. If it's correct then why are we angry at someone stating facts that other people in the org have also stated?

 

[karhukissa]

He can be a 200 foot player, I've seen him do it in Columbus. But as stated, he lacks professionalism and maturity. Probably given too much to soon in life.

This could be true, and he was well known prick in youth hockey. He also has weird status in Finland, only Selänne has had that similar aura.

There are guys like Barkov, Rantanen or Aho but main stream media is all about Laine. Personally i don't mind if he talks crap but then he also needs to perform.

 

[Marioesque]

They're just pointing out, rightfully, that it doesn't make what he said true.

Well if that's true, then Don Waddell is also wrong and needs the same scrutiny.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Also, for all the Habs fans jumping through hoops with the whole 'Everybody wants players to be genuine, but then they complain when they are!' — I don't think anybody in this thread is saying that Laine *shouldn't* speak from the heart.

They're just pointing out, rightfully, that it doesn't make what he said true. Nor does it absolve him of any criticism when what he said was absolutely goofy.

Your boy came out, talked down about his former team, and then got injured after one period in a subsequent loss to said team. You couldn't write a better script than that.

Everyone keeps saying they want their food well seasoned but complains when I piss in their plate! Hypocrites, pick one or the other!

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Well if that's true, then Don Waddell is also wrong and needs the same scrutiny.

You really don't see a difference between the the guy coming into Columbus saying that the culture is bad and vowing to make it better, and the guy who jumped ship saying that the culture was bad, but that *he* wasn't a part of it?

One guy is actively trying to make things better. The other is making excuses. One guy spoke vaguely about the team as a whole. The other gave a wink-wink, nudge-nudge answer and implied that his teammates didn't want to win.

The lie isn't that the Columbus isn't a losing team; the lie is that Laine somehow thinks he was above it all.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

You’ve won two playoff rounds. Hang a banner. Everyone literally forgets you exist. You don’t even have rivals.

And yet, you still haven't won since they've even been a thought. Keep hanging onto ancient history. Montreal has been the most Charmin soft team in the league for years now.

Maybe if Columbus could play in a league of 8 teams they can win a few cups to talk about for 100 years too lol

 

[ello]

Being known as the NHL player addicted to fortnite will always be Laine no matter how many other clubs or people he trys to throw under the battle bus.

Lmaoooooooo

 

[Reality Czech]

This could be true, and he was well known prick in youth hockey. He also has weird status in Finland, only Selänne has had that similar aura.

There are guys like Barkov, Rantanen or Aho but main stream media is all about Laine. Personally i don't mind if he talks crap but then he also needs to perform.

He's certainly a guy who attracts a lot of attention, whether he's seeking it or it just finds him naturally. Based on how he dresses, I'm gonna guess he's seeking attention.

 

[Bowski]

While the message is true, the messenger was an oft-injured integral part of that franchise's legacy of failure.
Since 2000, the circus has been active in Columbus and Laine is prominently in that list of top clown performers.