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LW Patrik Laine - Tappara, FEL (2016 Draft)

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Orvelo said:
Puljujärvi last season with kärpät on powerplay he could even miss the puck when shooting a one-timer :/ so i really hope he has put effort on to it to become better, because it was abysmal last season to be honest.
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Abysmal? Seriously? I recall him missing the puck once. Once.
 
VLU5 said:
Abysmal? Seriously? I recall him missing the puck once. Once.
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Trust me. It was abysmal. he missed the puck and when he hit it it wasn't convincing.
I went to watch a game of A-sm liiga play-offs against TPS and he was terrible at 5v5 and powerplay. didnt get anything done and Aho clearly outshined him. But in the next game he got 2 goals with fine shots and was the best player on the ice. He has next level skating and that really showed against same age opponents.:)
 
Orvelo said:
Trust me. It was abysmal. he missed the puck and when he hit it it wasn't convincing.
I went to watch a game of A-sm liiga play-offs against TPS and he was terrible at 5v5 and powerplay. didnt get anything done and Aho clearly outshined him. But in the next game he got 2 goals with fine shots and was the best player on the ice. He has next level skating and that really showed against same age opponents.:)
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Nice sample size you got there bud. I went to the same games as you and mm yea maybe he wasn't at his best on either of those games but the end of the season wasn't very good for him anyway. That's what you get when you get bounced around between three different teams.

If it makes you feel any better he's been practicing one timers during the summer. :)
 
VLU5 said:
Nice sample size you got there bud. I went to the same games as you and mm yea maybe he wasn't at his best on either of those games but the end of the season wasn't very good for him anyway. That's what you get when you get bounced around between three different teams.

If it makes you feel any better he's been practicing one timers during the summer. :)
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Ofcourse i watched his Liiga games also but not all of them at the arena. I have heard that he loves to train and develope himself. and i like it about him and hope that his shooting has developed as well as hoped. If he plays with Niemi and Huml he seems to be the guy who is going to finish the chances and who is relied on to score. He is going to get a fare chance and i hope he takes it.
 
He seems to rank him over Puljujärvi. We might see him overtake #1 spot for finnish prospects sooner or later.
 
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Clear statement to Puljujärvi IMO. I red from Twitter that Jesse got some not so pleasant feedback from the coaches after the game against Sweden... The expectations are high for Jesse. But very happy to hear that Laine is back on track! About time...
 
Erikfromfin said:
also this I feel is straight message to Puljujärvi
"Suomi-kiekossa on kuitenkin hyvä muistaa, että kiltit pojat eivät tee maaleja." nice guys dont score in english
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Kind of crappy statement. Being nice or kind has nothing whatsoever to do with scoring.
 
FinProspects said:
Clear statement to Puljujärvi IMO. I red from Twitter that Jesse got some not so pleasant feedback from the coaches after the game against Sweden... The expectations are high for Jesse. But very happy to hear that Laine is back on track! About time...
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Who's twitter was it btw?
 
VLU5 said:
Who's twitter was it btw?
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Finland took goalie off some 2 minutes remaining against Sweden and Laine was on as the 6th guy for remainder of the time and Jesse sat on the bench...According to Fasthockey commentators apparently Jesse wasnt most pleased with this and he and Jalonen had a few words about it after the game... draftbuzz was the twitter.
 
I think it has always been clear that Laine has more upside than Puljujärvi. But then again Pulju is much safer bet.

I would give them HF ratings:

Laine: 9.0C
Puljujärvi 8.5B
 
Jack DiBiase said:
I think it has always been clear that Laine has more upside than Puljujärvi. But then again Pulju is much safer bet.

I would give them HF ratings:

Laine: 9.0C
Puljujärvi 8.5B
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Having seen bits and pieces of footage of Laine and Pulju, I can't really say whether one of these two is better than the other. They're very unusual Finnish forwards, because IMO their game reminds me of some Russian mega-star goal scorers. IMO Pulju's upside is a Kovalchuk or a prime Semin, and Laine's upside is more like a Kovalev.
 
Opak said:
Having seen bits and pieces of footage of Laine and Pulju, I can't really say whether one of these two is better than the other. They're very unusual Finnish forwards, because IMO their game reminds me of some Russian mega-star goal scorers. IMO Pulju's upside is a Kovalchuk or a prime Semin, and Laine's upside is more like a Kovalev.
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Statistically Laine is always, performed better in national teams than Puljujärvi.
Puljujärvi's upside is Kovalchuk. And Laine's upside is Ovechkin.
 
Ovechkin? Kovalchuk? Give me a break. Neither player has that potential and it is unfair to put that expectation on them.

No player will ever compare to Ovechkin, and JP cannot shoot like Kovy. Not even close. Both Laine and JP are big, skilled players but it would be best to keep expectations realistic.
 
seadawg said:
Ovechkin? Kovalchuk? Give me a break. Neither player has that potential and it is unfair to put that expectation on them.

No player will ever compare to Ovechkin, and JP cannot shoot like Kovy. Not even close. Both Laine and JP are big, skilled players but it would be best to keep expectations realistic.
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That is unfair to say but it is fair to say that it is unlikely we will see anyone rival his goalscoring dominance for years.
 
Pulju+Laine combined=Ovie, but less physical, so basically Ilya. :)

Personally, I dont see Pulju=Ilya comparisons as valid. Pulju doesnt have same kind of shot. He has a good one, but he cannot thread a needle like Ilya could.

Maybe Rick Nash? Marian Hossa?

Laine is sort of coreyperryish to me.
 
FinProspects said:
Pulju+Laine combined=Ovie, but less physical, so basically Ilya. :)

Personally, I dont see Pulju=Ilya comparisons as valid. Pulju doesnt have same kind of shot. He has a good one, but he cannot thread a needle like Ilya could.

Maybe Rick Nash? Marian Hossa?

Laine is sort of coreyperryish to me.
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Neither do I. To me he looks like Wheeler with Kovy's shoot-first mentality... not sure if it's spot on, but that's what his playing style looks like in my opinion. But definitely not Kovy.
 

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