Player Discussion Patrik Laine: ruining the tank

[KevSkillz4]

Crazy to think that some people don't want him for 6 more years. Only 1 year older than Suzuki. He have great shape mentality.

This guy is a keeper, come on guys!! Lol!!

 

[morhilane]

Crazy to think that some people don't want him for 6 more years. Only 1 year older than Suzuki. He have great shape mentality.

This guy is a keeper, come on guys!! Lol!!

Depends on the price tag and what he looks like next season.

 

[Guy Larose]

Laine just tied the late Saku Koivu in career powerplay goals with his 79th powerplay goal. 11.4 % of those powerplay goals have come in his last 14 games. Oh man one can only wonder were Laine would be if Columbus hadn't ruined him and Winnipeg hadn't sandbagged him. Could've been generational on the powerplay...

Koivu died?

 

[NotCommitted]

Some of the takes...

2021-22 Laine led the Columbus Blue Jackets with 42 even strength points, which was 4 more than anyone on Montreal Canadiens that season (Suzuki). Laine did it in 56 games. Had he stayed healthy and been able to keep that pace, he'd been top15 league wide. His career average is 44 EVP per 82 games. These are all as counted by NHL.com, so not only 5v5 and I think also might include 6v5 when playing with empty net.

I guess the people who think he's useless 5v5 and would score like 10 EVP in a full season also think he'd pot 50+ PP goals... or maybe it's been only 14 games after he didn't play hockey for almost a year and just got back from a nasty knee injury and is as hot as ever on the power play?

Koivu died?

It's Mulletman, if you don't play hockey on a professional level you're dead to him.

 

[Zilo44]

Gotta love the double standard.

Give Dach 40 games to get back in shape.

Blame Laine even strength production although he is almost PPG coming back from LTIR

 

[Pat Riot]

The best case scenario is happening. We received Laine basically for free. He get back to his super star player level. He fall in love with the city and his fans. After what he went thru, now he prioritize his happiness over the big money. Next season he accept to sign a new contract with us for a very fair amount. We end up with 2 players in the top 10 snipers of the league with him and Caufield.

Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Laine-Dach-Demidov

 

[InsideLaine]

The best case scenario is happening. We received Laine basically for free. He get back to his super star player level. He fall in love with the city and his fans. After what he went thru, now he prioritize his happiness over the big money. Next season he accept to sign a new contract with us for a very fair amount. We end up with 2 players in the top 10 snipers of the league with him and Caufield.

Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Laine-Dach-Demidov

I agree. To me this sounds like a plausible scenario. It will also give Laine personally a chance to gun for the Rocket and for the Cup. Its a win-win for Montreal as well.

The only thing that happens imo is... Which your post did not specify.. is that the next contract extension will be short (and cheapish), as he bets on himself BIG and sets him up for a HUGE contract extension from age 28/29.

Laine will definitely be willing to sign a longer contract already now, but it would have to be a high number. Is Montreal willing to take the risk? I would give Laine a shorter cheaper contract instead and earmark the money saved into the later bigger contract, if both sides are willing to think of it in that way.

 

[Pat Riot]

I agree. To me this sounds like a plausible scenario. It will also give Laine personally a chance to gun for the Rocket and for the Cup. Its a win-win for Montreal as well.

The only thing that happens imo is... Which your did not specify.. is that the next contract extension will be short (and cheapish), as he bets on himself BIG and sets him up for a HUGE contract extension from age 28/29.

I think we will sign him long term 6-7 years.

 

[InsideLaine]

I think we will sign him long term 6-7 years.

That would be the best for the Habs but would Laine and his agent really do it? It leaves Laine quite vulnerable in terms of signing a new contract after that contract ends.

And while I 100% agree that Laine will prioritize other things than (only/mostly) money, its hard to make such deals, i.e. deals which one knows are not optimized financially.