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LW Patrik Laine - Tappara, FEL (2016 Draft)

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I was at Hokki-Leki game last week where Hokki won the game 6-1. I was taking a close look at Patrik whenever he was on the ice. Seemed to have some temper issues throughout the game, nothing big but he seemed to get pissed pretty easily.

His skating is good when he gets to skate just forwards, he gets up relatively good speed after a slow start when he is skating only forwards, BUT if he has to stop or turn around or make fast direction changes it is absolutely horrendeus and his backwards skating even more horrendeus.

There was some glimpses of good use of the stick and he uses his reach to try get around defenders worked once or twice in the game. He got the assist for the only Leki goal, basically passed the puck to player who got to tap it on empty net.

I know that he is only 16 years old but all-in all I have to say that I was quite dissapointed at the level of his play. The skating has to improve significantly.
 
He reminds me of Joel Armia so much it's crazy. As for people who are concerned about his skating, while valid, you've got to remember that this is a kid who is 16. Year from now if he hasn't improved his skating I'll start to worry. Thanks for the scouting reports everyone :)
 
I heard that the injured knee has been bothering him and he is out because they fixed or are goikg to fix it.
 
How's he looked is his skating like it was last season? I know his stat line is less than impressive but Filip Forsberg didn't exactly light up the Allsvenskan at his age either.
 
wings5 said:
How's he looked is his skating like it was last season? I know his stat line is less than impressive but Filip Forsberg didn't exactly light up the Allsvenskan at his age either.
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His team is terrible so wouldn't worry about his stats too much.
 
1 assist for Laine. He played great defensive game and was active on the forecheck, had a few big hits too. Skating, ehh ugly but not that slow.

That injury seems still be bothering him as he just simply can't shoot the puck at all. He deked through the whole opposing team a few times but couldn't get a decent shot after that.

There were also a few occasions where we was in a perfect shooting position skating from the right wing to the face-off dot but just couldn't get any kinda shot on net.
 
So did I understand correctly that he was replaced in the national U17 team but played for his league team?

That seems...odd. If he's injured why not take the time to heal properly? You would think that in Mestis level they don't sacrifice team success for conditioning stints of one player, but what do I know.
 
He reminds me of Corey Perry and it got me thinking, it would be pretty cool to see him taken in the import draft by London and line up beside Marner next season. If Max Jones and Tkachuk come could be a powerhouse.
 
Periwinkle said:
So did I understand correctly that he was replaced in the national U17 team but played for his league team?

That seems...odd. If he's injured why not take the time to heal properly? You would think that in Mestis level they don't sacrifice team success for conditioning stints of one player, but what do I know.
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Yes, I remember wondering the same. Some poster here or at Jatkoaika said after that game that he has something in his wrist and could barely shoot.
 
TheFinnishTrap said:
Yes, I remember wondering the same. Some poster here or at Jatkoaika said after that game that he has something in his wrist and could barely shoot.
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Well.. he got a goal tonight with leki, But I dont know how that looked like. If there is something in he hand I dont understand why he is playing ://
 
fr9dd9 said:
Well.. he got a goal tonight with leki, But I dont know how that looked like. If there is something in he hand I dont understand why he is playing ://
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Could be a day-to-day injury. Hand injuries can be very tough to fully overcome with all the miniature bones in there.
 
wings5 said:
I don't encourage it often but seems like he'd benefit from the CHL.
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Not a bad idea, it would help him mature a quite a bit, he would be more into scouts radar and if he starts his diva act again, i don't think CHL coaches don't mind giving him the hair dryer treatment. And he probably would get his skating improved.
 
JJTT said:
Benched after first period. Seems like Coach Tapola hates him. I don't think he was that bad in the first period.
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Wow that sucks. Was there any rational reasoning behind the benching?

And CHL might not be bad for him, he would be noticed easier and I think dominating there is better for his confidence.
 
TheFinnishTrap said:
Wow that sucks. Was there any rational reasoning behind the benching?

And CHL might not be bad for him, he would be noticed easier and I think dominating there is better for his confidence.
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I can't think of any.

And yes he should go to CHL, the way Tappara is threating him is just :shakehead
 

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