Player Discussion Patrik Laine: Part 2 - Healthy Living Edition

[ReHabs]

I knew what Patrik Laine was before the Habs acquired him and so far, he's EXACTLY what I thought he was going to be.

He's much more broken than expected -- that knee injury + two years of less-than-stellar fitness (surgeries, injuries, and mental health rehab inclusive).

I think he can heal up and look and perform better.

 

[LaineBOOM]

Alex Newhook is 24 years old, Kirby Dach is 24 years old, and Patrik Laine is 26 years old.

Substantially older.

Thats almost 10 % older, which I agree is not a lot.

BUT if you count them with their NHL-born-age™ the age difference is HUGE. Meaning that you turn 1 year old when you turn 19 etc.

So Laine is 8 years old. Dach and Newhook are both only 6 years old. The expectations for 8-year-olds are and should be exponentially higher than for 6-year-olds.

 

[VT]

Thats almost 10 % older, which I agree is not a lot.

BUT if you count them with their NHL-born-age™ the age difference is HUGE. Meaning that you turn 1 year old when you turn 19 etc.

So Laine is 8 years old. Dach and Newhook are both only 6 years old. The expectations for 8-year-olds are and should be exponentially higher than for 6-year-olds.

This defies my logic. 6 year olds are less physically and mentally (I don't mean IQ) than 8 year olds, because by age 10 the differences are very big at one year. 24 year old player is as physically mature as 26 year old player, similarly mentally, the differences are only in experience, and even these differences are not very big.

 

[Prettyisland]

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