Speculation: Laine on the move again? (Mod warning OP)

[Aoko]

Is he rly available?

He's only available if a team makes a serious offer that Columbus won't reject.

 

[Remember2004]

He's only available if a team makes a serious offer that Columbus won't reject.

Like any player lol

 

[Aoko]

Like any player lol

That's why it's funny when people ask if he's available.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I hope the best for Laine that I'll still root for him even if he ends up scoring a ten-goal game against the Jets.

But for the love of god, GET LAINE OUT OF COLUMBUS!!!

 

[robertocarlos]

Laine has an early birthday April 19th so he'll be turning 23 here. So he should've 4 more years until he's a UFA.

Two more years only.

 

[indigobuffalo]

Common denominator: John tortorella

How dare a coach expect players to play hockey.

 

[SwedishFire]

Who really wants 11m$ for a up n down player, who shows up big agaisnt bad teams, and not when you need him to. Yes, goalscorers may be that material, but who actually needs that??

I think Columbus is sitting here with a hot grenade, and need to give it away quick as possible.

 

[Farmboy Patty]

Who really wants 11m$ for a up n down player, who shows up big agaisnt bad teams, and not when you need him to. Yes, goalscorers may be that material, but who actually needs that??

I think Columbus is sitting here with a hot grenade, and need to give it away quick as possible.

All regular season points are equally valuable, no matter what team you are playing against. It is a well known fact that Laine has been really good in the playoffs throughout his career, so he is definitely on the trade radar for a lot of GM’s out there.

His 7,5 M$ salary shouldn’t be a problem, since there are a lot of possible trades to be made with the flexibility of salary retention. Jarmo seems to be a wizard looking at the return that he’s gotten so far on the trades that he’s made. Laine should fetch a top 6 forward+a 1st+something extra as a bare minimum.

 

[violaswallet]

I was thinking about maximizing private value here in the offseason. Florida probably likes Laine more than others due to the Barky connections; Montreal probably likes Huberdeau more than others because he is a) cheap and b) French Canadian, and Columbus needs a center. Trading Laine + for Huberdeau is reasonable value giving contracts but doesn't fix Columbus's needs. What about this three-way

Columbus:
Receives Suzuki+1st
Gives: Laine+2nd

Montreal:
Receives Huberdeau
Gives: Suzuki+1st

Florida:
Receives: Laine+2nd
Gives: Huberdeau

I imagine that Laine would sign cheaper to be with Barkov (8 year contracts for both?). I'm not sure on the pluses. (I view Huberdeau>Laine>Suzuki for current value)

 

[Viqsi]

I was thinking about maximizing private value here in the offseason. Florida probably likes Laine more than others due to the Barky connections; Montreal probably likes Huberdeau more than others because he is a) cheap and b) French Canadian, and Columbus needs a center. Trading Laine + for Huberdeau is reasonable value giving contracts but doesn't fix Columbus's needs. What about this three-way

Columbus:
Receives Suzuki+1st
Gives: Laine+2nd

Montreal:
Receives Huberdeau
Gives: Suzuki+1st

Florida:
Receives: Laine+2nd
Gives: Huberdeau

I imagine that Laine would sign cheaper to be with Barkov (8 year contracts for both?). I'm not sure on the pluses. (I view Huberdeau>Laine>Suzuki for current value)

I suspect Montreal objects. They value Suzuki pretty highly.

 

[violaswallet]

I suspect Montreal objects. They value Suzuki pretty highly.

Yep: I get the high valuation. On the flip side, Huberdeau would be the best french canadian to play for their team since 1993.

Maybe not a first or something

 

[Nico Hischier]

Yep: I get the high valuation. On the flip side, Huberdeau would be the best french canadian to play for their team since 1993.

Maybe not a first or something

I think mtl fans would say no even if you took all of the picks out and just made it a three player swap. I don’t think it’s an unfair trade or lopsided.

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Id love Laine on the Devils but I don't see what could be dealt that would work for both teams.
Devils have no available C.
Nico - signed for 8 years, just named captain. No way i can see the Devils offer him up.
Hughes - Has not reached potential yet. He is generating tons of offence. I cannot see the Devils moving him now. I view this as an overpayment.
Zacha - not a good enough piece as a main piece. Best C we have that we could offer.

2021 1st (Devils) , 2021 1st (islanders), Foote , Zacha ?

Way too much to give up for Laine. Devils 1st is a likely top 5 pick and is absolutely off the table.

I think Zacha can work as a main piece because of the break out year he is having.

Zacha + Johnsson + 2021 Islanders 1st + 2022 Devils 2nd for Laine

 

[violaswallet]

I think mtl fans would say no even if you took all of the picks out and just made it a three player swap. I don’t think it’s an unfair trade or lopsided.

Makes sense: not sure what Montreal GM would think. The idea is giving a star in his prime on wing for a young hot center, which Columbus needs!

 

[Morbo]

I think the Jackets best bet since they've already given up assets to get Laine is to sign him to a bridge to UFA and hope that he rehabilitates proper value in the next two seasons. I think they'll have a hard time getting what they should right now.

 

[Fatass]

As a Canuck fan I’d trade Boeser for Laine in a heartbeat. I doubt CBJ would do that though.

 

[CupsOverCash]

I think the Jackets best bet since they've already given up assets to get Laine is to sign him to a bridge to UFA and hope that he rehabilitates proper value in the next two seasons. I think they'll have a hard time getting what they should right now.

They did get 3 first rounders for next draft and if they really think he's not a fit there then it's not a bad idea to sell on him and get back what you can. I bet you can get a bidding war for him get you something good that you can use going forward.

 

[Captain97]

I suspect Montreal objects. They value Suzuki pretty highly.

This is correct, Habs supposedly had Suzuki and Romanov off the table for Dubois. KK was supposedly the main piece. However KK was off the table for Laine. The reasoning being we haven't had good centre depth since Koivu and the org believes atleast one of them will be a 1c with Suzuki being more likely.

 

[Nico Hischier]

Makes sense: not sure what Montreal GM would think. The idea is giving a star in his prime on wing for a young hot center, which Columbus needs!

Thing is Montreal needs a center too and Suzuki is their best hope right now as a first line center. I’m sure they would love huby but they have drouin as well although not as good. Maybe if you swapped Suzuki for kk they might do it but I don’t know if Columbus would. I think it could look something like
To mtl huby (second best player in trade)
To fla laine (best player in trade)
To cbus kk plus a pick from Florida

 

[Viqsi]

Thing is Montreal needs a center too and Suzuki is their best hope right now as a first line center. I’m sure they would love huby but they have drouin as well although not as good. Maybe if you swapped Suzuki for kk they might do it but I don’t know if Columbus would. I think it could look something like
To mtl huby (second best player in trade)
To fla laine (best player in trade)
To cbus kk plus a pick from Florida

Yeah, I'm not convinced that works for us. We've got project guys; what we need is someone who can mentor by example. So, legit top-6 and experienced. Danault would be a good fit as a roster player, but he's a UFA, we'd want more on top of that regardless, and he's busy right now being part of the Habs playoff effort; he may well be a priority offseason target.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Laine to LA for Turcotte, pick + contract(s) to balance cap.

if we wanted a draft lottery rental, we could have had Taylor Hall!

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

I would offer a sweet package to Jarmo in order to have Laine alongside Jack Hughes, as his trigger man.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

I would offer a sweet package to Jarmo in order to have Laine alongside Jack Hughes, as his trigger man.

So you’d offer Hischier+?

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

So you’d offer Hischier+?

What?

Hischier’s value is already higher then both guys involved in the original trade, so no. He’s also locked up LT whereas Laine can bolt in 2 years. I can go on for like another 5 minutes as to why we wouldn’t include Nico for Laine in a 1 Vs 1 deal, let alone add on top of that.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

The CBJ were never interested in trading Laine and the only reason this rumor existed was because other GMs saw his and the team struggles and were attempting to buy low on an extremely talented but troubled young player who needs more development to hit his full potential. There is nothing to see here. Check back again in the summer when negotiations start.