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Empoleon8771 said:
Is he, though?

Maybe Laine used to be, but Laine isn't what he used to be.
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One season suddenly makes him not good?

James Neal career high without Malkin was 58 points in 82 games.

Laine the last two seasons prior to last season when he played 18 games was 52 in 55GP and 55 in 56 GP.

He paced for 30 goals in both seasons.
 
Jacob said:
Can anyone name more than 1 thing Laine does well?
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I'm not a big Jfresh guy, but I trust Corey's work a lot. Laine does a lot of positive things in that regard.

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He fills a distinct place on our powerplay which is the left flank on the powerplay.

He's also pretty effective at 5v5.

"His 0.99 goals per 60 minutes over the past three seasons puts him just outside the top 50 among players with at least 1000 minutes of 5v5 ice time, right in the same neighbourhood as Sidney Crosby (1.02), Sebastian Aho (1.01), Andrei Svechnikov (0.97), and Steven Stamkos (0.96)."

I honestly do not understand why any Penguins fan wouldn't jump at the opportunity to add Patrik Laine to this squad if it doesn't cost much. Especially if you are able to get out of Smith or another UFA's contract.

Too much is being made about one bad season where he literally stopped playing due to mental health issues. If anything he's a perfect option for us given the low term and ability to dump out cap too.
 
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BusinessGoose said:
I want a player who gets more goals than assists and 50+ points a year
In my mind, laine sucks

But he is exactly what this pass happy team needs
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Typically you do that by buying low on a player and putting them in a circumstance they may succeed in.

Funny how people are watching Florida and not realizing this is exactly what they did with half of their roster.
 
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BusinessGoose said:
I want a player who gets more goals than assists and 50+ points a year
In my mind, laine sucks

But he is exactly what this pass happy team needs
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This is exactly it. If we did not NEED a shoot-first winger who can snipe on the power play from the left side as a right shot, we would not be wasting any time at all discussing Laine.

The fact is, he is exactly what we need (except it will never work, so we should not bother).
 
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I think you're probably getting a ~55pt guy in Laine after injury and inconsistency is taken into account. Maybe less if Sullivan's as bad for the guy as I think he'd be. You're getting him in hopes that he's a power play merchant more or less, imo.

I'm fine taking a shot in the dark with Laine, but only if Columbus would accept Rakell or Smith and some nobody throw-in prospect--which I doubt they would.
 
I wonder if Laine could work on the 3rd line at ES then load up the powerplay with the big 3. I don’t see him meaning with Crosby or Malkin.
 
Jacob said:
I wonder if Laine could work on the 3rd line at ES then load up the powerplay with the big 3. I don’t see him meaning with Crosby or Malkin.
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Nope.

And that sounds like exactly what Sullivan would do. Except he wouldn’t put him on PP1. Laine instead would get like 25 seconds of PP ice time a game with PP2
 
Laine's last 5 games were in December and capfriendly still has him listed in the Player's assistance program. When is he even eligible for release from that?
 
Historically how many 2nds does it take to get a 1st? 3? Would 2 2nds and a 3rd do it?
 
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