Player Discussion Patrik Laine: Part 2 - Healthy Living Edition

[Guy Larose]

This is the best reply I had. Yeah, keep him at least for the next year and they decide what they do with him. Maybe because he's getting out of injury is a valid excuse. There are two clans about him. I feel more secured when Habs gets a player who never had a "problem".

Next year should be interesting since it's also a contract year.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

That's one tall center! He'll hit the scoreboard.

And get scored vs his team most of his shifts. He can score 34 and being -17 at the end of season.

Next year should be interesting since it's also a contract year.

The typical "last year contract" when the player gives the best he can do. I saw so many underperforming players having a good "last year contract" and become a deception just after signed. No need to bring examples, there are too many.

 

[Pat Riot]

My avatar is last minute decision, lol. There are 1 or 2 tv host show missing. I think the large version have Degeneres at the right. I just didn't care at the moment I piked the avatar. I like Jimmy Fallon and I liked the mix of colours.

I guess they can be funny at times. Personally I just cant listen to theses wokes hollywood virtue signaling morons. To each his own. On Laine I agree with you hes not a defensive wizard and never will be. Put Laine and a playmaker Demidov on the second line with a better center, and see how it goes. The extra year on Laine contract is good for us. We have time to evaluate him properly and plan the next move

 

[WeThreeKings]

What player has worked well with Newhook and Dach this season? Several have been tried.

They don't work well together, but the other 3 lines are working, so that's pretty much what you get.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

I guess they can be funny at times. Personally I just cant listen to theses wokes hollywood virtue signaling morons. To each his own. On Laine I agree with you hes not a defensive wizard and never will be. Put Laine and a playmaker Demidov on the second line with a better center, and see how it goes. The extra year on Laine contract is good for us. We have time to evaluate him properly and plan the next move

I'm not that razy too with woke Hollywood either. I can decide what is right or wrong without feeling I must agree with those morality new preachers. I think I will change that avatar. There is a thin yellow line and the rest is sky blue like the Ukrainian flag.

Lets' hope Habs will get good center next summer cuz we are stucked with Dach who still doesn't deliver on regular basis and nobody else can do on 2nd until maybe Hage in 2 years.

 

[ReHabs]

I understand what you mean. But my point is, that even if your posession numbers are good, but you don't have production are you still playing well?

Posession numbers are always prediction. Score sheet is real. You have to make goals to win games.

I really hope both players finds their game.

Pseudo-stats are either for fooling oneself or trying to fool someone else. The Habs have played 24 games since Dec 28th (strange date to choose, but I digress). In that span Dach has 13pts in 23gp... 0.57ppg is a 46pt season pace. Not remotely interesting or good for a player with his TOI. Laine has 13pts in 20gp, which is a 53pt season pace, also not interesting or good.

Here's a fun stat: over that period Laine's EV On-Ice GF% is 52.3 to Dach's 43.7. Can someone tell me which one's better.

This is the best reply I had. Yeah, keep him at least for the next year and they decide what they do with him. Maybe because he's getting out of injury is a valid excuse. There are two clans about him. I feel more secured when Habs gets a player who never had a "problem".

For sure getting an actually good player with no baggage is preferable -- who could possibly disagree? -- but they cost assets to acquire and Hughes has already whiffed big time on Dach and Newhook. At least we got paid to take on Laine and his cap hit.