Player Discussion Patrik Laine

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Leaf fans making jokes about this guys, seems bizzarre................hopefully karma pays a visit.

 

[BLONG7]

I blame the drop pass and the system, never liked the idea of handing it off to someone just to see him hit a wall at the blueline everytime. Suprised more guys haven't gotten laid out.

Agreed.................this BS play has to be finished with, or at least not used every fu&*ing time they try to enter the zone.
The PP last night was beyond awful and it's time to call out everyone, including the coach.
That game was beyond easily winnable even after the kneeing injury to Laine. Kudos to Arber....glad he had the stones.

Anyhow, opening night should be a great game!!
Let's hope Karma comes to the game also......

Their fans have short memories. LOL
We always have the playoffs, good times!!

 

[The Last Red]

The only positive thing I can see is that we’ll get another tank year and probably another 1st high draft pick. Selling Savard , Armia , Evans and Dvorak for extra picks at Tdl. Last year of adfing lots of assets. Next year we get laine back , and hopefully use assets to propulse to the next level .

The core stay strong with Suzuki, Dach, Slafkovsky, Hutson, Ghule, Caufield , Demidov + 2025 1st round pick.

I think we probably have a strong G starter in in either of Montambault or Fowler or Dobes.

The last piece needed in a strong RD in the likes of Andersson in Calgary.

Isn’t that why we drafted Reinbacher.

 

[Thomas Sowell]

That was therapeutic

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Xhekaj's beatdown was more clearly suspendable.... and he wasnt suspended. So time to lay these silly conspiracy theories to rest.

He hit a goon, not a star forward.

 

[RabbleMasterBlaster]

what was exactly the accidental part between Pare extending his knee towards Laine and impact?

I want to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. It was a reactionary play with a bad ending.

That is until I just read a comment that stated Paré saying "I had to do something".

And the NHL wants more scrubs like this to play in the very near future.

Good job NHL. (Mod)

 

[Frankenheimer]

He hit a goon, not a star forward.

And?

 

[tinyzombies]

Given that it is about 9 pm Eastern I assume we will not know anything about Laine today. Thought it was mentioned yesterday he'll get MRI'd today.

Swelling has to go down..

 

[HabzSauce]

the extreme opinions / fans are always whack, can’t judge either fanbase based on the behaviour of a few, especially now that social media promotes visibility of content that triggers reaction / engagement.

It does highlight the fact that HuGo needs to decide what to do with this aspect of the game when they have warrior-poet MSL coaching. I’m sure MSL is pissed that Xhekaj gave the Leafs a 7mn PP but what should have been done ? And if MSL answer was “win the game” it just doesn’t work for 99% of the fan base (and the players).

The other aspect of it is the horrid PP. We heard in the media that some vets were grumbling about the surge of rookies but if you can’t make the PP produce, you gotta change things up. This shouldn’t be decided based on pre-season but Habs PP we saw looked exactly like the last 2 years, feckless.

Last thing, I think the definite answer for that is having middle 6 players that play with an edge, not 4th liners you can’t use in critical moments. Guys like Sam Bennet, Tom Wilson. I think Anderson is supposed to play that role but he’s not doing it.

Xhekaj looks like a core player to me. Shea Weber vibes, he puts up with zero bullshit and takes care of business. Hope the MSL beef is just talk and nothing more. Habs cannot ever trade this guy.

And his brother will be good too. Cut from the same cloth in his own way

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

That was therapeutic

here's more

they are a bunch of losers

 

[CAUFIELD]

Isn’t that why we drafted Reinbacher.

Yes , but he ain’t a sure thing

 

[waffledave]

Isn’t that why we drafted Reinbacher.

We are still very weak on the right side. Reinbacher, Mailloux, and ???

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

We are still very weak on the right side. Reinbacher, Mailloux, and ???

Barron.

 

[waffledave]

Barron.

He's shit.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Xhekaj looks like a core player to me. Shea Weber vibes, he puts up with zero bullshit and takes care of business. Hope the MSL beef is just talk and nothing more. Habs cannot ever trade this guy.

And his brother will be good too. Cut from the same cloth in his own way

Shea Weber was never a fighter. He avoided fighting for the most part against actual tough guys after Travis Moen knocked him out early in his career.

 

[Mcdonaldz]

Coeur brisé sti

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He's shit.

He’s played less than 100 games. He’s big, skates well, is good with the puck. He needs a chance to show what he can do.

If he can’t handle it and we give up? That’s cool. We’ve got tons to trade with. This is not something to be concerned about.

 

[HabzSauce]

Shea Weber was never a fighter. He avoided fighting for the most part against actual tough guys after Travis Moen knocked him out early in his career.

True not really a fighter but he ragdolled guys a lot

 

[Shred]

That was the knock on Gorton with NYR. Mock Matt Rempe all you want but I’m confident that the Rags stars will not be be targeted with him in the lineup.

So they won't get targeted with Rempe but we will get targeted with Xhekaj?

 

[Shred]

IMO the fault for the injury to Laine is on Berube. I have no doubt knowing the kind of player he was that he deliberately played a C lineup and told them to hit everything that moves as retribution for what Pezzetta did.

Made sure there were no actual NHLers in the lineup if it ever got heated too. Pretty sure we would have seen more retribution from the Habs if Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Reilly are on the other side instead of these spare parts who obviously don't matter at all (to the Leafs).

 

[Le Tricolore]

Made sure there were no actual NHLers in the lineup if it ever got heated too. Pretty sure we would have seen more retribution from the Habs if Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Reilly are on the other side instead of these spare parts who obviously don't matter at all (to the Leafs).

I mean the same could be said about the Habs lineup vs Toronto early in the week.

It seems like most vets aren't traveling and playing on the road.

 

[Vachon23]

Xhekaj looks like a core player to me. Shea Weber vibes, he puts up with zero bullshit and takes care of business. Hope the MSL beef is just talk and nothing more. Habs cannot ever trade this guy.

And his brother will be good too. Cut from the same cloth in his own way

Weber was a beast defensively though what Xhekaj is far from. And he had a cannon shot

 

[Habsfan2992]

The Habs are going to pull a Tampa Bay..Laine is going to be out for the season or close too.. Hughes and Gorton want to make a push this season so Laine will be on ltir and they will aquire Zegras and just sneak into the playoffs.. then the Tampa clause will kick in and Laine will be ready to go.. 93-2025 ..book it!.. that is of course if they can carry both Price & Laine on ltir..if so book it!

 

[Kennedys]

It's so Habs to trade for Patrick Laine and have him break his knee a month later.

 

[HuGort]

Laine injury may work out for best. If Dach doesn't get injured we don't draft Demidov. For sure they won't lock up Laine now. Maybe teach Hughes a lesson he needed to learn? Kapanen gets chance to play on NA ice also. In long run a good thing.