LW Patrik Laine (2016, 2nd, WPG) XVI

[pierre gagnon*]

Laine and Werenski are the leader's for rookie of the year and Laine will be the pick as offense usually wins the votes at this rate

 

[ARGD]

Wow. Kid plays 14 games and now he's Lemieuex. Holy **** lmao

Are you out of your mind?

 

[Gabranth]

The pace at which he is able to adapt and progress is really something special. I mean McDavid was practically flawless since his first shift, but who have we seen something like this from? He's outproducing every goal scorer in the league at 18, while still having some kinks to work out in his game. That to me screams HIGH ceiling. Maybe the Lemieux comparisons weren't that far fetched after all.

I had to log in just to make this comment =

 

[Gavy]

Are you out of your mind?

Uhhh no?

 

[QnebO]

Uhhh no?

You cant really be so out of Laine discussion to not havent heard that he has been compared to lemieux in wjc and fel time (some timese by by pro hockey people), so dont pretend you havent heard about it

 

[Gavy]

You cant really be so out of Laine discussion to not havent heard that he has been compared to lemieux in wjc and fel time by pro hockey people, so dont pretend you havent heard about it

The guy I quoted litersely said Lemieuex= Laine.
Can you quote me where I said I haven't heard anything?

 

[mazmin]

Obviously it's his goal scoring that gets everyone excited but after watching his first 14 games I came away impressed by his ability to win puck battles, throw big hits, and backcheck competently.

This is the real deal and his ceiling is as high as any young player right now including McDavid.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Got a source? Outside of Finnish fans, I have literally seen 0 such reports, let alone dozens. Fast and loose with the facts, presidential style.

Ray Ferraro TSN Analyst.

He’s almost 6-5 and his reach is Mario [Lemieux]-like. When he puts his body between you and the puck and extends his arms, you’re seven feet away from the puck. It’s impossible to take the puck from him. I’ll say this: He really won me over at the worlds.”

http://www.tsn.ca/towering-laine-possesses-a-powerful-confidence-1.500870

Janne Niinimaa 741 NHL games.

“Right now Laine is better, all offence, he’s an artist kind of guy … He skates like (Mario) Lemieux,

http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...-a-huge-fan-of-laine-and-puljujarvi-for-draft

This has been well reported, and it is relatively old news. Not sure how anyone missed it.

Mckeens mentioned also.

 

[Plural]

Well maybe Toronto media thought that Laine is a wildcard but a few dozen experts said Laine = Lemieux.

Not such a wildcard when you think about it.

Why are people still misinterpreting the quotes on Lemieux. It was not Laine=Lemieux comparison and never was meant to be taken as such. They are still vastly different players. But the way Laine moves on the ice, uses his stick and protects the puck has a lot of similarities with Lemieux. Nobody ever made a direct Laine=Lemieux claim.

Laine is great enough so we don't need to make up stuff or misinterpret ate intentionally. He's making his own case for himself by leading the freaking NHL in goals.

That said, I'm having the same thing happening to me than psycho_dad has said numerous times. I've been hampering my expectations and trying to be reasonable and tone it down a bit. But Laine just keeps proving me wrong time and time again. I don't have the energy or willpower to doubt him anymore. He's the real deal and looks like he could be the best player in the league in very short time. Sky is the limit.

 

[Gavy]

Ray Ferraro TSN Analyst.

http://www.tsn.ca/towering-laine-possesses-a-powerful-confidence-1.500870

Janne Niinimaa 741 NHL games.



http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...-a-huge-fan-of-laine-and-puljujarvi-for-draft

This has been well reported, and it is relatively old news. Not sure how anyone missed it.

Exactly, those are style comparisons.
Buddy said they weren't comparing styes where all the sources you prvoided are comparing styles...

 

[vaiski]

I had to log in just to make this comment =

Now, I didn't say he is the next coming of Lemieux. I understand that's easy to interpret as that. What I mean is that the pace at which he keeps improving is something else, and would be a prerequisite in him even coming close to Lemieux. But he is doing exactly that.

In the end, I really don't think he'll do what Mario did in his career. Even if everything seems to be going right for him at the moment.

 

[Plural]

Too bad I am on my phone but on the top of my head here are some names that said Laine = Lemieux.

Hull, Chelios, Mckenzie drafting, Larionov, Mogilny, Selanne, Kurri, Lehtinen, Numminen etc.etc.

They didn't say that. Stop making stuff up.

 

[Gsus]

Too bad I am on my phone but on the top of my head here are some names that said Laine = Lemieux.

Hull, Chelios, Mckenzie drafting, Larionov, Mogilny, Selanne, Kurri, Lehtinen, Numminen etc.etc.

Trying to start a *********? No one has said Laine is Lemieux.

Censored text means crap storm.

 

[Gavy]

Ordered a Laine and Marner jersey Monday night. Good thing I did because after last night, they might be hard to find

 

[BB88]

No they were not. Im sure Toronto media wants to play it that way but those guys said Laine=Lemieux. They did not say anything about style comparisons.

Yes they did, don't make them into ceiling comments.

 

[wintersej]

Finally I can talk about this kids potential and level realistically and not having to tone it down just to avoid hordes of people calling me an idiot.

What a game yesterday. I missed some parts of it, but from the beginning Laine was doing everything right. Every pass to his teammates (I think I saw one missed on a PP in the 3rd or something), always made the right and mature choices with the puck. He blocked shots, he blocked passes, cleared the crease, got it out of their zone. And of course did what he does, score a bunch of goals. On top of that he hits hard and often.

Nobody should have a problem with the name Lemieux thrown around in here anymore. Or the term "generational". His 11 goals in 14 games including 2 hat tricks is just that, generational.

I think Jagr is more appropriate.

 

[Gavy]

This season has been so ****ing fun. Matthews 4 goal night and now Laine with 2 hat tricks.

I would ****ing love to have Marner and Laine on a line.

 

[ijuka]

Laine made some ridiculously good passes last game. If his teammates could finish he likely wouldn't have only 5 assists for the season thus far.

The passes that really stood out for me in this video were at 0:24, 2:07, 2:35(ESPECIALLY, see the slow-mo afterwards), 6:40 and of course 7:44:




That's some pretty good playmaking for a selfish and one-dimensional goal-scoring winger.

Just imagine Laine's point totals if he was playing with a clone of himself, both Laines centered by Scheifele.

 

[The Cannon of Tesoma]

I think it's just best let Patrik Laine be Patrik Laine without any comparisons, stylistical or any other kind. Far fetched or not. They strictly speaking do not add much real content to discussions. History is unrepeatable, changes in game are permanent era after era. Player individuals personalities every each. Their teams and linemates variable.

Comparisons often lead to misconceptions about history and reality that do not or didn't exist at all. Nobody can ever repeat anything just like some precedessor once did, maybe in totally different kind micro and macro level circumstances.

A process where careless labeling of some thing with a name-sticker can create collective perception error via thus born stagnated, dogmatic concepts that prevent to see the reality itself is continuously revisiting names of things.

Everyone fall prone to that error. Sure.

 

[ijuka]

Yes they did, don't make them into ceiling comments.

Mogilny(Some random nobody who scored only 76 goals in a season) said something along the lines of:

"And how well does he play! He's like young Mario Lemieux. And it's completely true! He's simply good. Hopefully he stays healthy. He has a good future."

It's not a stylistic comparison. The focus is on how -good- Laine is.

 

[BB88]

This season has been so ****ing fun. Matthews 4 goal night and now Laine with 2 hat tricks.

I would ****ing love to have Marner and Laine on a line.

It's pretty crazy when they've done what they've done and we still find ways to complain about their game

If someone told me in the summer that Laine would have scored 11 goals on the 1st half of the season I would have been happy and thought he's having a strong rookie season but here we are.

Would love to see these 2 on the same line.

Mogilny(Some random nobody who scored only 76 goals in a season) said something along the lines of:

"And how well does he play! He's like young Mario Lemieux. And it's completely true! He's simply good. Hopefully he stays healthy. He has a good future."

It's not a stylistic comparison. The focus is on how -good- Laine is.

I definitely read that as a style comparison. Doesnt say anything about him being as good.

 

[Plural]

I think it's just best let Patrik Laine be Patrik Laine without any comparisons, stylistical or any other kind. Far fetched or not. They strictly speaking do not add much real content to discussions. History is unrepeatable, changes in game are permanent era after era. Player individuals personalities every each. Their teams and linemates variable.

Comparisons often lead to misconceptions about history and reality that do not or didn't exist at all. Nobody can ever repeat anything just like some precedessor once did, maybe in totally different kind micro and macro level circumstances.

A process where careless labeling of some thing with a name-sticker can create collective perception error via thus born stagnated, dogmatic concepts that prevent to see the reality itself is continuously revisiting names of things.

Everyone fall prone to that error. Sure.

Amen brother.

 

[ItchyScratchy77]

I've been a massive Laine Homer since we moved up in the draft lottery but after last nights game this kid has completely won me over. Not with his second hatty but with him sticking up for Ehlers. This kids a beast.

On another note, no one said Laine = Lemiuex. There were only stylistic comparisons.

 

[Snowsii]

Laine made some ridiculously good passes last game. If his teammates could finish he likely wouldn't have only 5 assists for the season thus far.

The passes that really stood out for me in this video were at 0:24, 2:07, 2:35(ESPECIALLY, see the slow-mo afterwards), 6:40 and of course 7:44:




That's some pretty good playmaking for a selfish and one-dimensional goal-scoring winger.

Just imagine Laine's point totals if he was playing with a clone of himself, both Laines centered by Scheifele.

After several times rewatched.. Laine onetimer actually broke a hockey stick.. 1:41 mark..

 

[Gsus]

The passes that really stood out for me in this video were at 0:24, 2:07, 2:35(ESPECIALLY, see the slow-mo afterwards), 6:40 and of course 7:44:

He's definitely underrated as a playmaker, he can make crisp and accurate passes across the ice.