Laine can't be spoken to by teams as he is still in the Players Assistance Program. While he can be traded, teams are likely to want to speak with him first. That's why he hasn't been traded yet. What you said is moronic quite frankly.
Holds out? While halfway through a contract? If he “holds out” then he’s suspended and he really doesn’t get moved.
Tell us you don't know what you're talking about without telling us you don't know what you're talking about.
The hot takes in this thread are amazing.
Every Laine conversation with another fanbase is always “We want him real bad and will put him on our top line immediately but we wouldn’t give you a stolen seventh round pick for him, why would you think a top line talent gets you more than that you silly philistine from a city that shouldn’t even be in the NHL???”
I said "at this point". If he returns healthy, plays 20 games and proves his head is in a good place, it's different.
Yes, exactly
Holds out? Come on man... A) he's already asked for a trade B) Columbus has agreed to work on a trade C) you hold out, you get zero and can run the risk of losing your contract and that guaranteed money D) Laine isn't that type of person.
Actually, Laine hasn't been traded this summer because he won't be traded as long as he is still in the PAP, since teams cannot speak with him.
We can still arrange 3way trade.Yeah that's a bit of a tough one for us. It'd be better to keep Savard for at least half the year. I doubt Savard+ even gets close for your side either, right? We likely don't have what you'd be wanting.
Can I interest you in some scraps instead?
Problem with making a 3way work is someone often feels left out.
OK, it might be two separate trades that Habs do. e.g. Columbus looks for experienced defensive LD, so we trade for Kulak and ship him immediately to CBJ.
Problem with that is it doesn't do anything for Columbus. Maybe the "value" is enough, but it doesn't address their needs at all.
How long has he been in the program? Aren’t those things 21-28 days usually? Feels like he’s been there for 3-5 months now
We really don’t.
30 days I believe. He didn’t come back because he was injured
Yeah was just looking for it, thought it was longer because capfriendly had listed him as in the program a long time after that.
It's also funny reading the comments like these two teams didn't start their rebuilds at the exact same time and manage to build up pretty similar prospect pools, with NHL rosters that are more similar than they aren't. But you know, Montreal is going to make the playoffs this season and Columbus will finish 32nd.
