His game was more or less non descript until he got outworked and outsmarted by Seth Jones.. Yes.. Seth Jones.
That puck had to go out. It didn't and we lost.
That puck had to go out. It didn't and we lost.
Confirmed with Link: Laughton 50 Retention A 4th and A 6th to the Leafs for A Conditional 2027 1st Round Pick and Nikita Grebenkin
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A better reference, we paid the price of Gold for Silver. I am just straight not impressed with him at all, he was advertised as a big physical, defensibly responsible C.
Small sample size with a new team, I understand that. But so far, not impressed at all, honestly disappointed. On the positive side, he can only trend up from here.
Dang he had to get that puck out last night on the PK, just not good enough there
Waste of assets. Only 13 minutes of ice time last night. Another first round pick out the door, for what?
I love the people clamoring for more time to assess him, this is professional sports you are either good or not good. This guy is absolutely useless. He should be bought out or traded as soon as the season finishes. He got out smarted by a low IQ Seth Jones.
Yes, so far I don't see it either. Not much of an injection of quality for the team and we paid a premium for him.
Hopefully he will surprise us during the play-offs.
Hopefully he will surprise us during the play-offs.
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The ironic thing is that many thought the team needed an upgrade on Domi (including me, for full disclosure) and in what has arguably been the biggest game of the season so far, Domi significantly outperformed the guy brought in to be an upgrade over him.
So far it seems like the leafs traded for another nick foligno but younger. Both players belong in the category of players that will never move the needle for any team.
This guy absolutely sucks and has directly cost us 4 points in the last three games. HIs bumbling against the Panthers and Colorado were embarrassing. Is this guy betting on the other team? What would possess a GM to give out a decent prospect and a first round pick for such a non-factor? This guy absolutely sucks. The idea that we need to be patient is absolutely stupid. If your objective isn't to win, what is the ultimate point? These assets would have been better served elsewhere or kept. Why is it other teams are able to get better players for less assets than we are? In what world is this guy worth a premium pick and a great prospect? Grebenkin was more noticeable than this guy in his short stint earlier in the year.. not to mention Grebenkin the exact type of gritty player we need and always seem to trade (see Mason Marchment). This organization needs to cleanse its pro scouting department.
Are Avs fans saying the same thing about Coyle and Nelson? I swear Maple Leaf fans have battered wife syndrome. The guy is garbage. What you see is what you get.
Stop. You are embarrassing yourself.
I didn't want him, but even I understand you need to give someone time, and not have the patience of a gnat.
We have been sparing time for decades. Is the objective to win or not? Did the scouts do their jobs? If the scouts did their jobs properly his integration into this team would be seamless like other team's acquisitions.
Are the playoffs over? Did he fail in the playoffs?
I thought that's all the mattered.
All the drama of a teenaged girl. Embarrassing.
I can appreciate the fact that he is new to the system, but playing soft and not even trying to make a hit or start a brawl is kind of embarrassing. Getting used to the team is one thing, but ffs when he played for flyers he always played hard against the leafs. Where is that Laughton? Or severe case of leafitis got him already?
It would be nice if we could win the division for once and get an 'easier' opponent. You'd think we would be closer after giving up such premium assets.
If you're expecting Laughton to be as impactful as Coyle or Nelson than I don't know what to tell you. He's a 3rd liner...
There's a reason the Avalanche paid more for those players.
I want to give this guy time at centre, but he seems to be more comfortable on the wing. I think he played most of the season on the wing with Philly. No one can deny he’s been pretty brutal these three games. I see nothing that augments our team.
