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Player Discussion Patrik Laine: Part 2 - Healthy Living Edition

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ReHabs said:
Laine — clearly wearing a decorative knee brace because he’s just an evil lazy bastard — is outproducing Slafkvosky.

HFBoards is right to laser focus all their anger and frustration onto Laine, he is simply an evil lazy bastard. Unlike darling angels Newhook, Dach, and Slafkovsky who simply are on the verge of greatness and shouldn’t be criticised for anything ever.


If only Hutson didn’t have a breakout rookie season, we would be lower in the standings too.
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I think you're right, and I'd like to offer a theory.

First -- what you're right about. Many here seem to be applying a much higher standard to Laine than they are up Dach, Slaf, and Newhook. The realities are that Laine is producing more, was acquired at the lowest cost of the four (by far), and is the most criticized.

Why is that?

I think it's because of the implied consequences. The team invested very little in Laine, so in a way it doesn't matter if he fails. It implies nothing of the sacrifice of Jordan Harris doesn't pan out.

Whereas the team invested a 1st overall in Slaf, so it would be such a catastrophic failure if he became a 50-point forward that people are not willing to contemplate it.
 
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DAChampion said:
This is a pretty useless video. I don't know what the broadcaster was doing, and the idiot with his cell phone is showing off his home more than the TV screen.
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It must be some tricky camera work because somehow Laine is being shot in slow mo while the rest of the players are in regular speed
 
26Mats said:
It's actually good to see him slimmed down. But hopefully he does train hard in the offseason.

Dach has told Engels repeatedly he looks forward to this upcoming offseason, after losing last offseason, to really train hard, and work on his fitness. Easy to say that. Let's see if he does it.
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Dach had every opportunity to work hard last offseason, he said himself he didn't take it seriously though

People were saying Dach would have came back at the end of last season if the Habs were in the playoff race
 
Kobe Armstrong said:
Dach had every opportunity to work hard last offseason, he said himself he didn't take it seriously though

People were saying Dach would have came back at the end of last season if the Habs were in the playoff race
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The proof will be in the pudding next fall.
 
Both Dach and Laine have an injury and time off excuse and I'm all for them getting the benefit of the doubt, decisions don't need to be made on either player until next year and neither are currently blocking anybody more worthy from spots in the line-up.

Having Both Dach and Laine come close to their potential is very important for the club.

I will just draw the line at people trying to excuse Laine's poor play on his linemates when it's just him not having the oomph, timing or full health/conditioning to be particularly effective.
 
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