Kudo Shinichi
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Unless he's hurt, there is no reason to wait to resign him if that's a fit. What do you think you will discover in that second year that you won't know after a complete year?They were not in the same situation though. Those guys never had attitude and off ice problems
Slaf was a fan of Patrick Laine. He's going to make Laine feel old.
Renberg 6'2 - 235
Lindros 6'4 - 240
LeClair 6'3 - 225
The line had a 6'3 avg height & 233.3 avg weight
Laine - 6'5 - 206
Dach - 6'4 - 217
Slaf 6'3 - 230
The line had a 6'4 avg height & 217.7 avg weight
They definitely don't have the weight (yet) We could call them the beanpole line
Patrik Laine at his worst is one of the most frustrating players to watch you'll ever see. I don't think people realize how bad he can be.
...on the other hand, he's had some amazing stretches in his career as well. If he's really gotten better coping with his emotions, there's still so much potential. I know this sounds hyperbole but he might just have one of the best shots of all time. I feel stupid by saying that but I truly mean it. It's a shame he doesn't use it nearly as much as he should. He's a scoring threat from the blue line in. And I mean with a wrister.
The main issue is that Laine will try every dangerous pass and neutral zone move even if he is not performing at all, which leads to a lot of bad turnovers. The result is that even though he may be a better player, he has worse streaks of games than what you'll see those other guys playDo you know who Jonathan Drouin is ?
Hell, have you seen Brendan Gallagher?
Anderson?
Armia?
Laine at his worst still better then them all.
Upside : possibly Laine at his best
Do you know who Jonathan Drouin is ?
Hell, have you seen Brendan Gallagher?
Anderson?
Armia?
Laine at his worst still better then them all.
Upside : possibly Laine at his best
Patrik Laine at his worst is one of the most frustrating players to watch you'll ever see. I don't think people realize how bad he can be.
...on the other hand, he's had some amazing stretches in his career as well. If he's really gotten better coping with his emotions, there's still so much potential. I know this sounds hyperbole but he might just have one of the best shots of all time. I feel stupid by saying that but I truly mean it. It's a shame he doesn't use it nearly as much as he should. He's a scoring threat from the blue line in. And I mean with a wrister.
Not sure I would be ready to sign him a long terme extension after only 1 year
Some quotes:
“I’m excited about the season, especially with the Patrik Laine trade,” Slafkovsky said at the NHL European Player Media Tour on Wednesday. “It’s funny, during the summer you wonder how things are going to be throughout the year and who you’re going to play with and what your role is going to be, and I pretty much can’t wait to be there already and play.
“I wish we would could skip training camp and just start the season, because I’m excited to play games that mean something.”
Patrik Laine at his worst is one of the most frustrating players to watch you'll ever see. I don't think people realize how bad he can be.
...on the other hand, he's had some amazing stretches in his career as well. If he's really gotten better coping with his emotions, there's still so much potential. I know this sounds hyperbole but he might just have one of the best shots of all time. I feel stupid by saying that but I truly mean it. It's a shame he doesn't use it nearly as much as he should. He's a scoring threat from the blue line in. And I mean with a wrister.
There’s so many potential line options now.
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Laine-Dach-Armia
Roy-Newhook-Gallagher
That’s a pretty balanced top-9 for next year. Then enter Demidov the follow year, w
Hes like a bus gaining speed. Nice wrist shot and can walk through the whole team .He's gotta be top unit PP on the top of the left circle (Ovi's office). He just has a missile from there. Weber-esque.
I'm sorry you still mean drouin, Anderson Gallagher...?The main issue is that Laine will try every dangerous pass and neutral zone move even if he is not performing at all, which leads to a lot of bad turnovers. The result is that even though he may be a better player, he has worse streaks of games than what you'll see those other guys play
Renberg 6'2 - 235
Lindros 6'4 - 240
LeClair 6'3 - 225
The line had a 6'3 avg height & 233.3 avg weight
Laine - 6'5 - 206
Dach - 6'4 - 217
Slaf 6'3 - 230
The line had a 6'4 avg height & 217.7 avg weight
They definitely don't have the weight (yet) We could call them the beanpole line
This comment wasn’t on my bingo cardHughes makin my life like a viagra commercial, need to call a doctor for erection lasting more than 8 hours.
He averaged practically a PPG during his entire time in CLB and his time in WPG was definitely nothing to sneeze. Add to the fact that we’re finding out the truth to his issues as of late, this guy isn’t Patches and super streaky. In our environment he will thrive. His press release said a lot about where he’s at.I'm sorry you still mean drouin, Anderson Gallagher...?
No doubt Harris for Laine is a very good trade, even at even up, since it is a chance to get a possible star for virtually nothing. My wonder is which Laine will show up, the one from years ago or the one from last year. That Laine's contract finishes in two years is the plus for me. Even though spending $8.7M on a true well proven now bona fide star would be a sure thing, it's maybe not needed right now. As is, just adding Laine is not enough to make a valid playoff team. Spending that $8.7M is using up cap space now when Hughes has cap space to use. (Just money out of Geoff's pocket.) In two years, when the team is probably better, Hughes can then reassess what he wants and not have an albatross contract hanging over his head.Fair
But I don't know why we would expect him to be anything other than what he's always been.
I wish I could hop in a time machine, go on the main board and post Harris for Laine +2nd just to see the responses
Getzlaf with Perry and Dustin Penner. Beastly lineLindros had more aggressiveness than the other 5 players combined.
I'd say the closest line to the Legion of Doom since the 90s was the Getzlaf & Perry combo with whoever they were playing in any given year, and they weren't even close.
Patrik Laine at his worst is one of the most frustrating players to watch you'll ever see. I don't think people realize how bad he can be.
...on the other hand, he's had some amazing stretches in his career as well. If he's really gotten better coping with his emotions, there's still so much potential. I know this sounds hyperbole but he might just have one of the best shots of all time. I feel stupid by saying that but I truly mean it. It's a shame he doesn't use it nearly as much as he should. He's a scoring threat from the blue line in. And I mean with a wrister.
Getzlaf with Perry and Dustin Penner. Beastly line
Don't watch highlights. I remember watching highlights of Semin. Dude there is a world of difference between highlights and what the player willl bring on the ice. Wanna another example? When we saw the highlights of Jonathan Drouin. Nuff said!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.
I wasn’t aware (before the trade) that there was some drama in the past with Laine vs Matthews, saw a flurry of insecure Toronto posts in the last day, should make those games more enjoyable
Don't watch highlights. I remember watching highlights of Semin. Dude there is a world of difference between highlights and what the player willl bring on the ice. Wanna another example? When we saw the highlights of Jonathan Drouin. Nuff said!
Good seing you!