Player Discussion Patrik Laine: wearing a regular practice jersey

[Vachon23]

Hope he can stay healthy all year and have his confident back.

Seem to be in the right place mentally and he’s now married and had a big offseason training.

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[Bobby Holik agent]

Man i have him 1st in 2016 above Matthews.
Why did you peak at 19 bro?
Anyway, now ain't the time to give up! Better late than never!
We're coming at you Matthews!!!

 

[Naslund]

The key to Laine is Dach being healthy. A passer like Dach needs a shooter like Laine, and vice-versa. Alternatively, you play Caufield with Dach with the same great complimentary. Suzuki can play with anybody.

 

[Destopcorner]

Kovy 2.0

Tite Laine was born to become a God in Montreal

 

[HuGort]

The year we offer sheeted Aho. I wanted us to offer sheet Laine. Jets had to match. Then circle back and offer sheet Kyle Connor. I knew we had to get one.

 

[CAUFIELD]

Our top 6 is unproven but talented and loaded of draft capital..
Slafkovsky - 1st oa
Laine - 2nd oa
Dach- 3rd oa
Demidov (soon) 5th oa
Suzuki - 13th oa
Caufield - 15th oa
Newhook - 16th oa

Now let’s dream of signing Crosby next summer

 

[Fatbiggie]

Can't wait to see him potting goals at the Bell Center. I'm calling he scores 40 this season. He will kill it here my feeling

 

[Skip Bayless]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825689123127951839

 

[CrAzYNiNe]

Man i have him 1st in 2016 above Matthews.
Why did you peak at 19 bro?
Anyway, now ain't the time to give up! Better late than never!
We're coming at you Matthews!!!

I remember that draft very well. I also thought Laine would have been the better player between he and Matthews.

I'm very excited about this move, satisfies my need for frugal deals

I have high expectations for what Laine will bring to the Habs. I want to say 40G and 80P next season. Don't anyone worry, I am prepared for the inevitable disapointed but I carry this hope until it just doesn't make sense anymore. I want a Zach Hyman season out of Laine!

 

[HuGort]

Our top 6 is unproven but talented and loaded of draft capital..
Slafkovsky - 1st oa
Laine - 2nd oa
Dach- 3rd oa
Demidov (soon) 5th oa
Suzuki - 13th oa
Caufield - 15th oa
Newhook - 16th oa

Now let’s dream of signing Crosby next summer

I got same idea. Hope Crosby don't sign back there.

 

[WeThreeKings]

 

[VT]

The key to Laine is Dach being healthy. A passer like Dach needs a shooter like Laine, and vice-versa. Alternatively, you play Caufield with Dach with the same great complimentary. Suzuki can play with anybody.

Laine had 1 PPG and 0,94 PPG with Jenner and Roslovic as centers. Played especially with Peeke, Gudbranson and Berni in defense in 2022/23 season. He was better without playmakers Gaudreau and Voráček, on the other side has great chemistry with Jenner, Chinakhov and Nyquist. He can play with anybody too.

 

[Vachon23]

Laine had 1 PPG and 0,94 PPG with Jenner and Roslovic as centers. Played especially with Peeke, Gudbranson and Berni in defense in 2022/23 season. He was better without playmakers Gaudreau and Voráček, on the other side has great chemistry with Jenner, Chinakhov and Nyquist. He can play with anybody too.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825654015939719219

 

[Tyson]

With the addition of Laine how close to being legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot?
1 player? 2?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

My favorite aspect of this deal is it raises expectations for this season for basically zero risk. Either Laine rediscovers himself and we just got a stud for nothing or we let him walk in 2 years.

I couldn’t handle another tank year, hopefully we push for a playoff spot, I’m sick of losing and the core is in place.

 

[WeThreeKings]

With the addition of Laine how close to being legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot?
1 player? 2?

I think we are legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot this season now.. it would depend on factors like Dach staying healthy and leveling up, Newhook staying healthy and leveling up, Caufield shooting percentage regressing to his mean, and someone like Hutson or Reinbacher developing into a legit top 4 defenseman for this season.. and obviously Laine finding his form somewhat and Slaf developing further.

I still don't think we make it this year, not quite ready to dethrone a Boston or a Tampa Bay.. but another year of attrition through aging and players for those teams, the addition of Demidov, more experience and levelling up of our young players, we should be firmly in the playoffs next year.

 

[Habs Icing]

The key to Laine is Dach being healthy. A passer like Dach needs a shooter like Laine, and vice-versa. Alternatively, you play Caufield with Dach with the same great complimentary. Suzuki can play with anybody.

Are you sure about that? I can make Suzuki regret being a hockey player.

 

[Tyson]

I think we are legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot this season now.. it would depend on factors like Dach staying healthy and leveling up, Newhook staying healthy and leveling up, Caufield shooting percentage regressing to his mean, and someone like Hutson or Reinbacher developing into a legit top 4 defenseman for this season.. and obviously Laine finding his form somewhat and Slaf developing further.

I still don't think we make it this year, not quite ready to dethrone a Boston or a Tampa Bay.. but another year of attrition through aging and players for those teams, the addition of Demidov, more experience and levelling up of our young players, we should be firmly in the playoffs next year.

I am somewhat perplexed at how little respect they are receiving league wide. I think this team if they stay healthy will be vastly improved.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I am somewhat perplexed at how little respect they are receiving league wide. I think this team if they stay healthy will be vastly improved.

I think the easy explanation for that is - a lot of people don't watch a bottom 5 team like we do and it's very rare for a team to be bottom 5 3 years in a row and go into the playoffs.

So it's natural to want to see something actually produce results before you put the prediction around that.

Like I said, I think we are competitive with a playoff spot now, still don't think we make enough of an improvement to leap enough teams.. but it's still realistic vs hopeful prior to the acquisition and a 2nd line without a 3rd piece that had a track record of production.

 

[Vachon23]

I think we are legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot this season now.. it would depend on factors like Dach staying healthy and leveling up, Newhook staying healthy and leveling up, Caufield shooting percentage regressing to his mean, and someone like Hutson or Reinbacher developing into a legit top 4 defenseman for this season.. and obviously Laine finding his form somewhat and Slaf developing further.

I still don't think we make it this year, not quite ready to dethrone a Boston or a Tampa Bay.. but another year of attrition through aging and players for those teams, the addition of Demidov, more experience and levelling up of our young players, we should be firmly in the playoffs next year.

And with Askarov becoming the goalie he’s supposed to be next year

 

[Habaneros]

With the addition of Laine how close to being legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot?
1 player? 2?

Didn't we lose like around 30 games last year by 1 goal?...I think over half our games was decided by just 1goal.

Adding Laine's fire power, you got to believe some of those 1goal loses would be wins.

I think Habs will be right there this year , playoffs would not surprise me.

 

[Colezuki]

I’m just so happy to have a team that wants to play offense

 

[Junohockeyfan]

With the addition of Laine how close to being legitimately able to compete for a playoff spot?
1 player? 2?

not players... time. The D corps is too young and inexperienced.

 

[WeThreeKings]

 

[Andrei79]

Anyone else watching Laine highlights ? Guy is so skilled. He has that Suzuki powerful stride. Such a talented player, it's crazy. We just have to hope Slaf, Laine and Dach stay healthy. Didn't the team have an absurd amount of 1 goal games ? We those three healthy and developing, it could make all the difference. I watched a lot of eastern conference hockey and those last playoff teams were so damn bad.