Yeah man he just needs another leg, no mental health issues, a fully upgraded second line, a full offseason, etc
The leg excuse is legit tho man you gotta admit. He should look much better by default once he gets his missing leg back
Hutson sits at 54 assists with 9 games remaining. He's got 9 assists in his previous 9 games. The record for most assists by a defenseman is 60, so 7 more assists and he's got it. With 10 more assists Hutson would be 3rd all time in assists for rookies overall and with 17 assists in his final 9 games he would hold the all time record.
Imagine if he didn’t play with fourth line-tier producers
It’s ironic because his most common line mates outproduce him at 5on5
The thing is,
Honestly we should get Mackinnon or McDavid to centre for him before we can judge him.
Laine is a finisher. His stats will usually reflect the stats of his center.
Dont think saying he plays with Newhook and Roy is an excuse. Take any 30 goals winger and put them with Newhook and Roy and they will struggle to score 20 goals. A state of fact is not an excuse.
Laine has had injuries since first season concussion. So pretty much all of these stats are between injuries Laine that took some time to get going each time, He's still far more effective.
Oh well, then the team has 1 quality top 6 player (Nick)
It's not just his linemates. He was playing really poorly when he came back. He's improving though (as you'd expect) and I think next year we'll know what we've really got at 5 on 5.
Which worse linemates??
Roy is out pacing him as well playing with apparently the worse player to exist newhook. How does AHL Roy out produce super Star Golden god Laine?
It's not but it doesn't help at all. He's 21st in the league in the goal per game category (40 games min). The idea that some people think he loses all his goal scoring touch at 5 on 5 and would not be able to finish the chances a legit top 6 center would give him just because it would be at 5 on 5 is quite laughable to me. It's like a switch. Oh it's 5 on 5 me dumb Patrick Laine wont score even if this legit center pass me the puck. Oh now it's PP bit bit bit robot Patrick Laine will put his scoring machine switch back to on.It's not just his linemates. He was playing really poorly when he came back. He's improving though (as you'd expect) and I think next year we'll know what we've really got at 5 on 5.
Even if he does nothing there though he's been so good on the PP that it doesn't really matter.
When he came back his numbers were among the worst in the league. That just confirmed the eye test. He was giving away pucks and pretty much useless. He's improved a lot and you're starting to see his game coming back. Yeah, his linemates aren't great but he was really bad before Four Nations.
