Patrik Laine redemption with Habs?

[KevSkillz4]

Laine 2 games, 2 goals with Habs.

Better health for him at this moment of his career. Better environment than his ex teams like Winnipeg and Columbus.

Do you think it's going to be a redemption for this guy?

He have elite talent, for sure and only 26 years old.

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[Bouboumaster]

I want to believe.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Acquiring Laine was a great move by Hughes, but the moment I saw the thread title I knew who the OP was.

There was no redemption necessary. Laine was very good when healthy during his time on terrible Columbus teams. He's been great for a while.

 

[Mulletman]

No, Montreal is playing him on the 2nd line. He'll score most if not pretty much all of his goals on the powerplay. Stick him with Zuzuki and Caufield if you want to see him do as good as possible...

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Has Laine ever not been able to laser shots in on the PP? What is the last two games a redemption from exactly?

 

[bobholly39]

Acquiring Laine was a great move by Hughes, but the moment I saw the thread title I knew who the OP was.

There was no redemption necessary. Laine was very good when healthy during his time on terrible Columbus teams. He's been great for a while.

lol, same

 

[Hntz]

(Healthy) ~PPG player being PPG isn’t redemption, its business as usual.

 

[Kegs]

Redemption? Why do we have to word the polls like that. He has always been really good if not elite.

 

[Mulletman]

Redemption? Why do we have to word the polls like that. He has always been really good if not elite.

He used to be really good until December 2018 when Paul Maurice and Winnipeg management sandbagged him by trying to turn him into a 2way player. Before that Laine had 101 goals in 179 games. After that he had 103 goals in 301 games before debuting with the Canadiens. So he dropped from 0.56 goals/game to 0.34 goals/game in a timeperiod when every other young player usually turns into much better goal scorers. You can clearly talk about redemtion when it comes to Laine!

 

[Ezpz]

He reminds me of kovalev where he plays better with an active crowd.

Probably hits 70 goals next year. 60 at home, 10 on the road.

 

[Kegs]

He used to be really good until December 2018 when Paul Maurice and Winnipeg management sandbagged him by trying to turn him into a 2way player. Before that Laine had 101 goals in 179 games. After that he had 103 goals in 301 games before debuting with the Canadiens. So he dropped from 0.56 goals/game to 0.34 goals/game in a timeperiod when every other young player usually turns into much better goal scorers. You can clearly talk about redemtion when it comes to Laine!

How dare he try and make him play the game the right way.

He reminds me of kovalev where he plays better with an active crowd.

Probably hits 70 goals next year. 60 at home, 10 on the road.

70 goals! Has anyone done that yet?

 

[Mulletman]

How dare he try and make him play the game the right way.


70 goals! Has anyone done that yet?

When you score the way Laine scored up until the end of November 2018 you don't need to learn anything else.

Matthews had 70 goals during a 82 game stretch not long ago...

 

[Ezpz]

How dare he try and make him play the game the right way.


70 goals! Has anyone done that yet?

Best shot in the league. Never seen anyone hold the puck for five seconds and beat goalies clean with no screen and all the time in the world for them to set up.

 

[Sasso09]

precisely why Habs players get trashed all the time.

It won't be a season until every player on the roster has their own thread that isn't threadworthy

 

[hamzarocks]

Redemption is for someone who is morally corrupt who wants to better themselves

Laine is a hockey player, and a pretty good one when healthy. He will bounce back but there isnt anything to redeem as he has never hurt any one while being in the NHL

 

[All Mod Cons]

Jesus, I thought his career was done the way Habs fans were going on. What did he miss? 8 weeks?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Jesus, I thought his career was done the way Habs fans were going on. What did he miss? 8 weeks?

Just avoided a leg amputation and ended up with a sprain instead.

 

[NyQuil]

Josh Norris scored Laine's entire season's worth of goals last night.

I think I'll need a little more sample size.

 

[Sting]

I can't help but feel like games against NYI and NSH, and both goals being on the PP, and one on a 5-on-3 might not be the best indicator of future success.

 

[loosemoose]

No, Montreal is playing him on the 2nd line. He'll score most if not pretty much all of his goals on the powerplay. Stick him with Zuzuki and Caufield if you want to see him do as good as possible...

Considering how ass Montreal's powerplay has been for the last few years, having one of the best powerplay merchants in the league isn't a bad thing for them.

 

[Crede777]

Issue for Laine hasn't been his production. He was near a PPG in Columbus. The problem is that he just won't stay healthy.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Probably not because Columbus was supposed to be the wake up call trade. It wasn’t. This is probably who he is. HOF talent that doesn’t have what it takes to be a HOF player.

 

[Auston Marlander]

Best shot in the league. Never seen anyone hold the puck for five seconds and beat goalies clean with no screen and all the time in the world for them to set up.

You'd think with the best shot he'd score more goals.

 

[elmaco]

Probably not because Columbus was supposed to be the wake up call trade. It wasn’t. This is probably who he is. HOF talent that doesn’t have what it takes to be a HOF player.

Wake up call to what? He was doing very good in WPG.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Wake up call to what? He was doing very good in WPG.

The first year was great. Then he fell off.