Player Discussion Patrik Laine: Part 2 - Healthy Living Edition

[sampollock]

Matthews.

nostrils pls

 

[Sorinth]

Isn't the record about consecutive PP goals for a team?

Is there an another record to be broken with "only PP goals for a skater"?

Yes the record that was being talked about on air a lot of the time was consecutive PP goals from a single player for the whole team, so that stopped once someone other then Laine scored on the power play.

But anything that is measurable can be a record, it's just a question of setting the constraints and going through the data. Like before this year I had never heard about fastest to 30 assists as a record people cared/talked about, but since Hutson was close it got brought up.

 

[sampollock]

PL always had a shot... it's great to have this sniper on the CH
Now KH extend him pls

 

[Marioesque]

Currently, who has a better shot than Laine in NHL ?

Nobody

 

[Andrei79]

Currently, who has a better shot than Laine in NHL ?

Depends what kind of shot.

Matthews has the best snapper / drag shot in the league.

 

[sampollock]

Depends what kind of shot.

Matthews has the best snapper / drag shot in the league.

nostrils can shoot
but every goal he scores is a cup winner with his celly

PL does not jump around like nostrils
so PL wins

 

[Marioesque]

Depends what kind of shot.

Matthews has the best snapper / drag shot in the league.

That's maybe fair. Laine is the best distance shooter both wrist and onetimer or clapper.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Depends what kind of shot.

Matthews has the best snapper / drag shot in the league.

Hard to compare.

Matthews is better with pre-shot movement. (Skating and drag) Goalie has to react to that, then make the save.

Laine has a natural, effortless release. Goalie knows it’s coming. Knows where it’s coming from. Still can’t stop it.

 

[bonneaug]

This is what dreams are made of. Makes me giddy every time I see this replay

We should send the 2nd round pick back to Colombus as a gesture of good will. Doubles as our dues for Timmins drafting Hutson. Otherwise, who'll wanna trade with us again?

 

[overlords]

This is what dreams are made of. Makes me giddy every time I see this replay

We should send the 2nd round pick back to Colombus as a gesture of good will. Doubles as our dues for Timmins drafting Hutson. Otherwise, who'll wanna trade with us again?

Hutson was a HuGo pick

 

[Andy]

His skating looked much better last night. Still needs a ways to go before he gets into nhl game shape. He missed almost all of last year and the first 2 months of this season. He's going to need time to get back at it at 5 on 5.

 

[bonneaug]

His skating looked much better last night. Still needs a ways to go before he gets into nhl game shape. He missed almost all of last year and the first 2 months of this season. He's going to need time to get back at it at 5 on 5.

That's also such a crazy fact. The guy is slow as molasse and can barely skate (for now), yet he's on a 54 goal pace. Where does it stop for him?

 

[Mulletman]

Isn't the record about consecutive PP goals for a team?

Is there an another record to be broken with "only PP goals for a skater"?

Laine already broke that. Phil Esposito had 7 straight powerplay goals for his team and Laine put up 8 straight for his team. But some jobber in the 60s scored 11 straight powerplay goals without any other type of goal to start the season. If Laine would've scored 3 more powerplay goals before an even strenght goal he would've gotten that record too.

 

[Rapala]

His skating looked much better last night. Still needs a ways to go before he gets into nhl game shape. He missed almost all of last year and the first 2 months of this season. He's going to need time to get back at it at 5 on 5.

Yup he was skating much better in camp and even that was a work in progress.
He's never going to be blazing but hopefully we'll see that powerful stride come back.

[The puck] was halfway by me before I could even pick it up off his stick (...)

—Carey Price 2018

 

[Engelwood]

The replay that gets me every time is the shot through the players stick and past the goalie with velocity.

 

[ahmedou]

PP Laine be like:

 

[sampollock]

ok
5 on 5 goal tonight

 

[BullLund]

His skating looked much better last night. Still needs a ways to go before he gets into nhl game shape. He missed almost all of last year and the first 2 months of this season. He's going to need time to get back at it at 5 on 5.

People forget that he was also out for the end of the season 2 years ago. So it's been a long time since he has been on the ice consistently.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Honestly people will think this is bananas but I think next year we should keep this 2nd line as is, put Demidov with Evans and Heineman and play those top 3 lines roughly equally. Armia and Anderson in a 4th line.

I think people are throwing the towel on Newhook a bit prematurely. It’s clear he’s pretty toolsy. If he puts it together there’s a damn fine player there. He’s working hard. Showing high end flashes but makes some gaffes.

If Dach and Newhook can keep getting better I’d be tempted to run 3 high end scoring lines