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LW Patrik Laine - Tappara, FEL (2016 Draft)

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0+0 in a 7-0 win today. Is he now from "It's almost safe to say already that Laine will go and goes 1st OA" back to top 10 draft pick where he was before last game 2+1?
 
agent082 said:
0+0 in a 7-0 win today. Is he now from "It's almost safe to say already that Laine will go and goes 1st OA" back to top 10 draft pick where he was before last game 2+1?
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Meh, could've scored 2+1 today as well. Probably would've, but didn't need to. Still surefire 1st OA :sarcasm:
 
agent082 said:
0+0 in a 7-0 win today. Is he now from "It's almost safe to say already that Laine will go and goes 1st OA" back to top 10 draft pick where he was before last game 2+1?
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It wasn't Laine's points. His overall game looked absolutely great. Didn't see today's game.
 
Coedae said:
It wasn't Laine's points. His overall game looked absolutely great. Didn't see today's game.
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It sure was Laine's points that got almost everybody excited. I'm one of the the Laine's fans (you can check it even from this thread), but I don't believe that one game can make a difference. No way people in here are some king of magic scouts who can draft correctly after seeing one game.

It is obvious that laine skates better than last year, but that doesn't mean he will be number one pick.
 
agent082 said:
It sure was Laine's points that got almost everybody excited. I'm one of the the Laine's fans (you can check it even from this thread), but I don't believe that one game can make a difference. No way people in here are some king of magic scouts who can draft correctly after seeing one game.

It is obvious that laine skates better than last year, but that doesn't mean he will be number one pick.
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This.
 
El Zilcho said:
Quick question, is his name pronounced like Lane or Laney?
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More like "LIE-neh" or "LIE-nay". Finnish writing, unlike English, doesn't have any weird diphthong rules or silent letters, so the "ai" is a short A sound followed by a short I sound (like the "igh" in the word "fight"), and the "ne" syllable is exactly like "neck" without the consonants at the end.

https://translate.google.com/#fi/en/laine
Click on the listening button (it's the speaker symbol in the middle between the microphone and the keyboard symbol) for an audio clip.
 
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Noma said:
Obviously nothing is correct in this world then. Laine himself said in February already that he's now 195. Those measurements are from a year ago.
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6'5 and probably close to 220 lbs too. What a monster.
 
I'm curious what his projected height will be. But even at the moment Laine stands out with his size playing against adults. Even last year I watched one practise game of Tappara and remember seeing only one guy who was matching his size / height while at age of 16.

Watched yesterday's game and while he didn't make that much of an impact this time around (aside from the assist), you could see that his top end speed was pretty good. While propably still growing it will take a bit more time to really hit on with the skates, but when he does, Laine will be disgusting player to defend against. Almost funny to think back now of the prior off-season, while he had barely recovered from the knee injury people were labeling him as bust, with no to slim chance for a succesful NHL career. Wonder what those individuals are thinking now. :sarcasm:

While Laine is never going to be as phenomenal skater as Puljujärvi, the history has shown that you don't have to be an elite skater to be able play the game on top level (f.ex. Jagr, Tavares, Perry) if you posses world class skill and superior hockey IQ.
 
kelsier said:
I'm curious what his projected height will be. But even at the moment Laine stands out with his size playing against adults. Even last year I watched one practise game of Tappara and remember seeing only one guy who was matching his size / height while at age of 16.

Watched yesterday's game and while he didn't make that much of an impact this time around (aside from the assist), you could see that his top end speed was pretty good. While propably still growing it will take a bit more time to really hit on with the skates, but when he does, Laine will be disgusting player to defend against. Almost funny to think back now of the prior off-season, while he had barely recovered from the knee injury people were labeling him as bust, with no to slim chance for a succesful NHL career. Wonder what those individuals are thinking now. :sarcasm:

While Laine is never going to be as phenomenal skater as Puljujärvi, the history has shown that you don't have to be an elite skater to be able play the game on top level (f.ex. Jagr, Tavares, Perry) if you posses world class skill and superior hockey IQ.
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Nobody was labeling him as a bust at 17 years old. Is it even possible to be a bust at 17...?
 
edd1e said:
I have to say seeing Laine play that he reminds me quite a lot of Corey Perry in terms of style.
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thats how i see him as well. Good 200ft game for his age and uses his size well and and can be very physical but has a really good nose for the net and a great shot but not other-worldly. If he can work on his 1 timer and the power behind his shot(he currently has a quick release but not a hard shot) he'll be really well off.
 
bigdog16 said:
Nobody was labeling him as a bust at 17 years old. Is it even possible to be a bust at 17...?
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At 17 huh? Where did I say that. He was 16 at the time obviously. And yeah there were some attrocious stuff said if you scroll back ~10 or so pages.
 
kelsier said:
At 17 huh? Where did I say that. He was 16 at the time obviously. And yeah there were some attrocious stuff said if you scroll back ~10 or so pages.
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Regardless of his age, it doesnt really matter. You cant bust as a player before you've even been drafted into the NHL, lol...
 
Noma said:
Obviously nothing is correct in this world then. Laine himself said in February already that he's now 195.

Those measurements are from a year ago.
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Yes they are. Got a confirmation for that. Laine wasn't measured at this summer, so they went with last year's numbers.

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When Tappara destroyed EV Zug 7-0, Laine had one assist on the last goal, but that was somehow missed from the final statistics. The assist for Haapala goal was clearly seen from highlights.
 

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