LeBrun: Patrik Laine wants a fresh start and trade out of Columbus

[CannonFire1]

Options like?
Zero chance the Csnes offer JK for Laine anyway.
Laine, unless he agrees to terminate his contract, is on CBJ next season. If he plays well, shows interest, then he might find a new club at the 2025 TDL. Even then CBJ would need to retain 50% and have a third team retain 25%. He’s just really not a player anyone will want right now. Not for any sugar added.

Neither of us know what the options are. But I'm not buying that either JK or Kuznetsov are the only 2 options.

Starting the season in Columbus is certainly an option. Retaining salary to get a better return is also an option. Of the many options put forth in this thread, I view JK and Kuznetsov as being among the worst options so far.

 

[Coach Parker]

I think a great fit is Boston. Some retention and he has a strong leadership and team philosophy to prove himself in.

 

[Marioesque]

What Laine can provide:

Best shot on planet

Excellent playmaking
Responsible defensive play

As a fan I have to accept that there's a higher than standard injury rate in his career. It has to be admitted even by the biggest fan of his , that there's an injury probability higher than normal.

But. And this is the huge thing. If you feed that shot, you lean to it, he will win you championships from outside the slot.

He's an anomaly. There's gonna be a better shooter at some point. Right now the best one is him. When correctly used, he's an "unfair advantage " the opponent doesn't have. Nobody has an equal to shoot from distance. Easily shown by stats.

If a coach knows how to use the above, great things follow. Can't wait for him to play a full season and with top level talent

 

[mattihp]

He's really the Scandinavian Dubois.

He's not even Scandinavian so that is impressive

 

[mattihp]

He makes $8.7M and has quit on multiple teams now lmfao

He didn't quit on Winnipeg. Scheifele and Wheeler bullied him out of town. For all his lacks and weaknesses, quitting would not be one of them. Compare his last game in Winnipeg against PLDs in Columbus. He wants to be at his best and can't get there on the Blue jackets.

 

[Legion34]

What Laine can provide:

Best shot on planet

Excellent playmaking
Responsible defensive play

As a fan I have to accept that there's a higher than standard injury rate in his career. It has to be admitted even by the biggest fan of his , that there's an injury probability higher than normal.

But. And this is the huge thing. If you feed that shot, you lean to it, he will win you championships from outside the slot.

He's an anomaly. There's gonna be a better shooter at some point. Right now the best one is him. When correctly used, he's an "unfair advantage " the opponent doesn't have. Nobody has an equal to shoot from distance. Easily shown by stats.

If a coach knows how to use the above, great things follow. Can't wait for him to play a full season and with top level talent

Which of the Finnish 5 are you?

 

[Marioesque]

Which of the Finnish 5 are you?

Not sure I understand the question. All of them?

What part are you disagreeing with? Or are you?

 

[VT]

Actually player do exactly that. If Laine wants a fresh start then terminate his contract and sign for league minimum as a UFA. Otherwise he should shut the hell up because he has way less than zero value.

Reading comments from fans like you is perfect fun. They don't know anything about Laine, haven't watched his games, don't respond to stats, but know exactly what his value is.

 

[VT]

What Laine can provide:

Best shot on planet

Excellent playmaking
Responsible defensive play

As a fan I have to accept that there's a higher than standard injury rate in his career. It has to be admitted even by the biggest fan of his , that there's an injury probability higher than normal.

But. And this is the huge thing. If you feed that shot, you lean to it, he will win you championships from outside the slot.

He's an anomaly. There's gonna be a better shooter at some point. Right now the best one is him. When correctly used, he's an "unfair advantage " the opponent doesn't have. Nobody has an equal to shoot from distance. Easily shown by stats.

If a coach knows how to use the above, great things follow. Can't wait for him to play a full season and with top level talent

The fact is, GMs will try to take advantage of his injuries and the fact that he's in the NHLPA program. So we can't expect high value, can only hope he changes his mind thanks to the new GM.

 

[Legion34]

Not sure I understand the question. All of them?

What part are you disagreeing with? Or are you?

The best shot on the planet, anomaly part.

I forget their names but there were
5 fans who joined before laines draft
And just kept telling us that we could never appreciate a talent like this.

How he was going to be a 70 goal scorer and was McDavid level because he was a completely unique scorer and focused because as an 18 year old
He didn’t drink or something

Ijoka
psycho dad
Kelsier
And 2
Others. It was pretty silly for a while

 

[Arthur Morgan]

guy has to stop playing Fortnite. used to be a legit player people wanted to have

 

[mattihp]

guy has to stop playing Fortnite. used to be a legit player people wanted to have

Some other players eat record amounts of hot dogs, pull their pants down in front of shocked female security guards or harrass and/or beat people.

Fortnite is not the problem

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Some other players eat record amounts of hot dogs, pull their pants down in front of shocked female security guards or harrass and/or beat people.

Fortnite is not the problem

Laine played insane hours of fortnite, didnt use them to improve his hockey talent, not sure why you brought up two things that didnt hold back Kessel or Matthews. Kessel went on to win 2 cups and Matthews since has won multiple Rockets, a Hart and a Lindsay.

 

[BLONG7]

Some other players eat record amounts of hot dogs, pull their pants down in front of shocked female security guards or harrass and/or beat people.

Fortnite is not the problem

The truth is, no one of HF really truly knows the players issues.....
The guy is very talented hockey player who has not yet, learned how to be a true professional.
The bottom line is there is plenty of time for this kid to get it together......as for his value obviously it's low right now, and for CBJ it's better if he comes to camp ready to prove himself, and get his value up in order to help facilitate a trade.

Guys on here, can argue all day for the sake of arguing. No one on here really truly knows his value, it's just crazy banter at this point. Opinions, are just that....

 

[ijuka]

The best shot on the planet, anomaly part.

I forget their names but there were
5 fans who joined before laines draft
And just kept telling us that we could never appreciate a talent like this.

How he was going to be a 70 goal scorer and was McDavid level because he was a completely unique scorer and focused because as an 18 year old
He didn’t drink or something

Ijoka
psycho dad
Kelsier
And 2
Others. It was pretty silly for a while

Yeah, I still maintain that his play style completely changed after his concussion during his rookie season. Played more timid and perimeter since then and lost a lot of what gave him the strong projections.

And putting me with psycho_dad is pretty ridiculous.

I think that 60 goals, by the way, was a pretty good projection. Who's going to project his injure troubles when he's 18? His best seasons were when he was 18 and 19, who would assume that? Especially when we assume how much scoring has gone up over the years, that was a perfectly reasonable projection, even if it didn't end up going like that. It's the 6th-most goals by a 19-year-old of all time.


What's a lot more pathetic, by the way, is you digging up this 8 years after the fact and mocking people for it.

 

[Hookslide]

If Laine truly wants a fresh start then how about he agrees to a mutual termination of his contract? Otherwise it’s just empty words. .

Would you leave another 17 mil on the table or is that just empty words.

 

[Hookslide]

I think a great fit is Boston. Some retention and he has a strong leadership and team philosophy to prove himself in.

I am all in with you, worth the two-year gamble and if it hits , fun times ahead. Roll Pasta out one shift, next shift out comes Laine. How many goals do you think they are capable of combining for ?

 

[nbwingsfan]

Actually player do exactly that. If Laine wants a fresh start then terminate his contract and sign for league minimum as a UFA. Otherwise he should shut the hell up because he has way less than zero value.

They do that at very low salaries when they aren’t getting a chance to even play

Players don’t give up $9M in guaranteed money

 

[Viqsi]

Reading comments from fans like you is perfect fun. They don't know anything about Laine, haven't watched his games, don't respond to stats, but know exactly what his value is.

Like I said earlier...

Pshaw. Why would you ever have to actually watch Laine? He's all famous and stuff; there's more than enough hot takes out there to form a coherent opinion. Besides, he plays for the Blue Jackets. Who would ever want to watch that team?

 

[Viqsi]

guy has to stop playing Fortnite. used to be a legit player people wanted to have

The last time Fortnite was relevant to Laine's situation, COVID-19 was not yet a thing.

 

[Fatass]

Would you leave another 17 mil on the table or is that just empty words.

Laine wants a “fresh” start. So a new beginning. He could accomplish that immediately if he terminates his contract. Otherwise his current value is so low he’s next to impossible to trade. So he doesn’t get his desired “fresh start”.

 

[EK392000]

He has value if there’s a bad contract coming back. Could see VAN being interested and sending Mikheyev the other way (as a base)

 

[Hookslide]

Laine wants a “fresh” start. So a new beginning. He could accomplish that immediately if he terminates his contract. Otherwise his current value is so low he’s next to impossible to trade. So he doesn’t get his desired “fresh start”.

I am not so sure he is not a fit somewhere, he is a talented 26-year-old, I would not mind seeing the Bruins take a long hard look at him.

 

[OKR]

Actually player do exactly that. If Laine wants a fresh start then terminate his contract and sign for league minimum as a UFA. Otherwise he should shut the hell up because he has way less than zero value.

Yeah, because guy that put up 0,98ppg on a terrible team when healthy has ”way less than zero value” and should sign for a league minimum

Ain’t no way you’re actually stupid enough to believe this.

 

[Fatass]

I am not so sure he is not a fit somewhere, he is a talented 26-year-old, I would not mind seeing the Bruins take a long hard look at him.

Maybe if his contract was only one year? But he’s got two years at a very high cap hit. Plus, could Laine play Bruins hockey? They play a very hard to play against fast style.