LMAO. Zero chance Laine "mentors" our young guys. More like he fits in, or he GTFO. Our young guys know what they are building, and I suspect Laine is going to come in and want to be a part of it. I can't stress how huge this is.
Confirmed with Link: Patrik Laine and 2026 2nd round pick acquired from the Blue Jackets in exchange for Jordan Harris
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The Real Timo
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Now that a solid trade. AND not to forget it opens a spot for up and coming solid D prospects. Harris was bad. Laine may or may not pan out but even bad Laine is better than Dvorak.
I support this trade.
I support this trade.
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KH said in the presser that players with such a goal scoring touch often share that with their teammates, and he expects Laine to do so in practices
I don't even care if this trade works out or not. I'm just happy that for once, a big name joins the game and they're not 20 mins away from retirement, using crutches or getting pushed to the locker room in a wheelchair.
also I lie. i want this to work out so bad
also I lie. i want this to work out so bad
These salty Leafs fans tears are tasty af
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I can't see how anyone could find anythging negative about this trade...
Fantilli was living with Laine, can't see the team letting that happen if he was such a horrible influance.
We also have his last coach on staff, hard to belive we would make the trade if is report was overly negative.
We traded a player that was in our 7/8th in our depth chart + we got a 2nd round pick which should be very early.
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Yeah. Harris is THAT good
I already predicted that Anderson will score 60 this season. And ya’ll did t believe me.
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I like this trade a lot. I liked Harris, but saw him as a 3rd pairing dman and we have others who can and will slide up into the LD position to start getting more minutes and responsibility: Struble, Xhekaj, Hutson and Engstrom.
We leverage our cap space here to take advantage of an opportunity to bring in a big skilled scoring forward who has one of the best shots in the league. Yes he's had past inconsistencies and some challenges, but the risk reward equation really makes sense for us. Cap space shouldn't be a problem for the 2 year term. If Laine performs and seems happy, he may re sign. If not, he could bring in a haul at the next deadline to continue the flow of assets into the organization. In the meantime, it's an injection of skill we would certainly welcome for this season.
Plus we get a 2nd?
Exceptional asset management and strategy by Hughes here.
We leverage our cap space here to take advantage of an opportunity to bring in a big skilled scoring forward who has one of the best shots in the league. Yes he's had past inconsistencies and some challenges, but the risk reward equation really makes sense for us. Cap space shouldn't be a problem for the 2 year term. If Laine performs and seems happy, he may re sign. If not, he could bring in a haul at the next deadline to continue the flow of assets into the organization. In the meantime, it's an injection of skill we would certainly welcome for this season.
Plus we get a 2nd?
Exceptional asset management and strategy by Hughes here.
Vincent was also in the Jets organization so he's known Laine for a long time.
if he can do that he's getting a contract extension
This also gives us the start of a very good 2nd PP unit with Dach, Laine, and Hutson + +
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You folks are all excited but did you know that Mathews was named Leafs captain?!
lol. So what are the projected top 2 lines now assuming Dach lasts past the training camp? Laines presence really changes things up.
lol. So what are the projected top 2 lines now assuming Dach lasts past the training camp? Laines presence really changes things up.
If it it doesn't work out it is only 2 years.
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imo Laine is on the first PP
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One thing those players have in common is that they were all had big upsides as evidenced by their draft postions as 1st round picks (3 were top 10 picks and 2 were top 3 picks). To get such talent would cost a lot but Hughes and Gorton were smart in getting good value in exchange for taking on risks for each player. We'll see what Laine brings but so far they have made smart calculated trades.
This wasn't the approach by Bergy who rarely took risks unless they were considered low risks such as picking up the likes of Kassian, Semin, Hemsky, King, Parenteau and Briere. All players with limited upside. The best upside swings he made did not lost here long (Vanek, Radulov and Domi). Like all GMs, Hughes and Gorton do take low risk swings sometimes but they are often not intended to fill a specific need. When they do need to fill a long term need they have been smart about the type of risk they take.
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Caufield and Laine have played close to their entire pro careers as LW's
More like imo
Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
Laine - Dach - Newhook
Roy - Dvorak - Armia
Anderson - Evans - Gallagher
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After watching Bergevin for ten years and having the media and his defenders all say how hard it is to acquire talent, it is absolutely wild that Gorton and Hughes have added Laine, Monahan, Dach, Newhook, Slafkovsky, Matheson, Hutson, Demidov. With previous management, Suzuki and Caufield would be relied on for all the offense without any puck movers to feed them. Mailloux would be rushed and demoted once the rigours of playing over minutes as a young rookie took hold. It just feels good to see how much talent.
One thing though is they've done their due diligence with every player yet and it was a big part of the excellent Monahan acquisition.
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Montreal is in good shape next offseason cap wise. If Beck, Demidov, Hutson, and Reinbacher are on the roster in 2025-26, which I think is very possible, Montreal has 18 players signed at around $71 million (not including Price). Assuming the cap goes up to $91-$93 million that leaves $20-$22 million to sign 4-5 players - UFA’s or make trades to add NHL players. Thats with Price on LTIR.
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Demidov Draisaitl Slafkovsky
Laine Crosby Suzuki
Caufield Hage Dach
Future is bright
Laine Crosby Suzuki
Caufield Hage Dach
Future is bright
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This is such an underrated part of this move. We actually have 2 units again for the first time in how many years?
If one isn't working/slumping, the other one should be capable of doing damage too (rather than burning our first unit out and then throwing Gallagher out there).
Laine will gets some rewards for theses players. Dach and Hutson needs sniper to go with them. Not a fan of Laine, not a fan of the Fins, but still realy like the move and I believe that Laine could be an important player for our going forward
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Yep. For years it was always 'but they're not available'... they always were. There's always talent available. But you have to be willing to do what's necessary to acquire it.
