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I hope to heck that one of those players of which you speak is RoslovicThe problem is that a lot of players could put up 43 to 45 points between Ehlers and Laine, and cost much less
I hope to heck that one of those players of which you speak is RoslovicThe problem is that a lot of players could put up 43 to 45 points between Ehlers and Laine, and cost much less
Little will rebound this year, especially if they keep him away from Laine (which is assumed)
Let's hope for that rebound, but how do you assume he is kept away from Laine? Maurice never admitted making any mistakes with playing them together. On the contrary he expressed how he dislikes the idea of Laine playing with Scheifele (and Wheeler?), and then "tried" that for couple of periods to prove his "point".
Besides, it's not only that Little and Laine are toxic together. It's that the combination of Little and dynamic duo Laine & Ehlers is not working at all. PLE did work quite well, PLL did work almost OK, CLL looked promising for their really short stint together, but ELL practically never did work, eye-test or real stats wise.
Captain is RW and playing with Scheifele and I don't think Maurice can or will make anything about that. Maurice is not going to demote Little as 3rd line center (without Stastny or similar being 2nd center), and he is not that insane to play Laine as 3rd line winger. I really can't see how Little and Laine are not playing together. I would try Roslovic or Copp as 2nd line center, but I'm not Maurice.
People are expecting Roslo to step into the 2C spot when he didn't hardly play center at all last year for the Jets???
The answer to a lot of our lineup questions relies on reuniting Little and Wheeler. I'm sure there is a reason for not doing it (probably because we were having success at the time), but it would give us a better first line and a better second line. Win/win imo.
The answer to a lot of our lineup questions relies on reuniting Little and Wheeler. I'm sure there is a reason for not doing it (probably because we were having success at the time), but it would give us a better first line and a better second line. Win/win imo.
cmon Ladd . Ladd is at 5.5M until 38 and has had seasons of 29 and 31 pts as an Islander. Little is not that bad.It may be so, but we are stuck with that contract until Little is 36. I get Ladd contract on steroids vibes from that. And I’d rather keep Wheeler than Little, even if he has a bounce-back year.
In Wheelers contract year, he will be playing with Scheifele
Yep, I think this is what is going to happen as well. Contracts need to be taken into account so what exactly would be the point of putting Laine into a spot where he can score 70 goals in a lucky year right before he signs, when you can at the same time put Wheeler in that position and prop up his value for a possible trade in the future.
As much as I'd want to see Laine on the first line, it doesn't make much sense right now, taking into account financial aspects. And before anyone starts with the "conspiracy" nonsense, just shove it right up your bottom.
That is similar to saying "don't win the Stanley Cup, the banners are too expensive."
Not putting players in a place where they can maximize your team's success on the ice is illogical. Do you cringe every time Laine scores?
No, it is similar to saying "We should probably aim to win the Stanley Cup more than this one time, so probably best not to focus on just one season like a damn lemming".
Yes, I cringe every time Laine scores. That is a very logical place to take this, Mr Spock...
As far as I understand, Laine having a lucky year with Scheifele vs not playing with Chef could be the difference of 20-30 million in cap space for the next 8 years. That's like a solid bottom 6 player right there.
What I gather from that is you want Laine to be less effective this year so that we have cap space to pay bottom-six forwards an extra million or two over the next eight years.
You're trying to win a second Stanley Cup before you've won the first one.
In Wheelers contract year, he will be playing with Scheifele
Voted for trading anywhere but I acknowledge nobody will eat that contract. It's an unfortunate situation/contract.
Yes, since there is no guarantee of winning even the first Stanley Cup, I would maximize my chances of winning in the next eight years over maximizing the chance of winning in one year, because there is still a good chance in this one year that I might win regardless of running a slightly more inefficient team. I'm not a mathematician but I'm almost certain that is the correct move.
Yep, I think this is what is going to happen as well. Contracts need to be taken into account so what exactly would be the point of putting Laine into a spot where he can score 70 goals in a lucky year right before he signs, when you can at the same time put Wheeler in that position and prop up his (already significant) value for a possible trade in the future.
As much as I'd want to see Laine on the first line, it doesn't make much sense right now, taking into account financial aspects. And before anyone starts with the "conspiracy" nonsense, just shove it right up your bottom.
I'll keep it simple. It is illogical to compromise your team's success in any way during your window to "win now." There are many variables that can lead to the Jets not winning a Stanley cup over the next 8 years.
Laine playing with Scheifele this year is low on that list.
Not putting Laine in a position to maximize his production this year is higher on that list.
I had a boss try to stifle my development at work for his own benefit, too. He gave the promotion that I felt I'd earned to a woman he thought he could sleep with. I went to work for his competition across the street.
Look at all the nonsense we've dealt with because Trouba felt buried in the lineup. Not getting prime playing time despite producing better numbers than someone above you would be a huge point of contention at contract time.
Pissed off 40 goal Laine might cost even more than happy 70 goal Laine.
*edit* If I wanted to get Laine as cheaply as possible, I'd be negotiating an 8 year contract right now, before he goes out and puts up even better numbers than the last 2 years
Pissed off 40 goal Laine might cost even more but the odds are he won't. Not by a long shot.
Besides, Laine does not know the reasons behind anyone's deployment. The management does not owe anyone any explanations. They can just say some reason like they are saving him for the playoffs and they will have a somewhat happy 40 goal Laine.
We talking huge stacks of money here and the future decade of this franchise.