Player Discussion Patrik Laine: ruining the tank

[Tabarouette]

Honestly I get what he's saying but he's being too hard on himself, he's not doing the leadership thing he's just letting his bad brain talk to him and that's a tough pattern to get out of. I hope the team recognizes that and keeps nudging him the right way

source: I have a bad brain

 

[WeThreeKings]

again KH did a great trade plus a 2nd


and posters said no and that clown Engels Fat Tony called him our yesterday on that too. funny

I said no to proposals that had us trading 1sts and top prospects for him.

Getting paid a high 2nd to take him is an obvious yes.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Just because you’d prefer to see a crap season doesn’t mean the “Media and Fans” were wrong for wanting to see progress even if it fell short of a playoff appearance.

The draft pick rank is a secondary concern for a lot of people including me. Progress would’ve meant more, so naturally it’s disappointing to not see any progress among many of the young players.

Laine’s presence is a bit of a game-changer because his shot is so lethal it’ll open up space as opponents try to manage their risks. It goes to show that we do need more elite talent but we also need our current players to be more dangerous and dynamic too, to take advantage of this opened up opportunity.

I see Slafkvosky benefiting a lot due to his pass-first instincts— he will either start to shoot more or he’ll dish the puck to Laine. All options are good.

I prefer to see a crap season? Not really. I stopped reading after that because you are purposely comprehending in a certain way to argue.

 

[VT]

again KH did a great trade plus a 2nd


and posters said no and that clown Engels Fat Tony called him our yesterday on that too. funny

If the GM was so interested in Laine, why did he try to get Nečas, Marchessault, even Zegras first? I think Engels was right, KH simply took advantage of the situation as teams didn't want to take on Laine's entire salary due to concerns about his mental health and injuries.

 

[sampollock]

I said no to proposals that had us trading 1sts and top prospects for him.

Getting paid a high 2nd to take him is an obvious yes.

you bet....
KH kept his #1
you were bang on

If the GM was so interested in Laine, why did he try to get Nečas, Marchessault, even Zegras first? I think Engels was right, KH simply took advantage of the situation as teams didn't want to take on Laine's entire salary due to concerns about his mental health and injuries.

engels was wrong
he said NO way will MTL make a deal for him.
plus you can't make a deal for PL until he came out of the program and CBJ allowed KH to talk to him before the trade.

 

[VT]

engels was wrong
he said NO way will MTL make a deal for him.
plus you can't make a deal for PL until he came out of the program and CBJ allowed KH to talk to him before the trade.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets/latest-news/eric-engels-calls-a-laine-trade-to-montr%C3%A9al-highly-unlikely

and now look what you had to sacrife... nothing. Because this 2nd round was for Harris. Tell me, who can know Waddell would make this trade?

 

[KevSkillz4]

The fact that he have been 2nd overall pick in 2016 draft and Nick Suzuki is from 2017 draft, it's like having two young veteran. They are in the same range of age.

Laine should easily get a 6 years extension.

He is a better mental shape, better environment than Winnipeg and Columbus.

 

[sampollock]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets/latest-news/eric-engels-calls-a-laine-trade-to-montr%C3%A9al-highly-unlikely

and now look what you had to sacrife... nothing. Because this 2nd round was for Harris. Tell me, who can know Waddell would make this trade?

All I am saying was Engels was wrong

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I said no to proposals that had us trading 1sts and top prospects for him.

Getting paid a high 2nd to take him is an obvious yes.

Correct.

Hughes took the right approach here. This easily could’ve gone the other way. If you’re going to absorb this salary and assume this kind of risk, you should get ‘paid’ for it. And we did.