Can anyone name more than 1 thing Laine does well?
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.
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.