Rick Nash or Patrick Laine?

[SeanMoneyHands]

Who was better?

 

[majormajor]

Nash by a lot.

Both players failed to live up to their early career goal scoring promise. And Laine's was on another level, he made you think he was going to score 80 goals a year.

But after those early years Nash settled in as a prime two-way forward. He was terrific for Canada as well on the dominant checking line with Toews.

Laine didn't settle in as anything. He's still running super hot or cold and we have no idea game to game if he'll be the best player on the ice or the worst player on the ice.

 

[Lazytrout]

Laine has a better shot, Nash was way better at everything else

 

[heretik27]

Nash was a one man team for many years in CBJ. Laine has never been anything but a great finisher, he needs his linemates to do the heavy lifting. I like Patty, but there's something off between the ears that holds him back from achieving his full potential.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Nash’s career and numbers probably look at lot better if he played in any other era and for any other team

 

[Doom Bot]

Nashs numbers don't do him justice

 

[tabness]

nashainec

 

[banks]

Nash.

I'd pick Rick Nash over two Laines.

 

[Sol]

It’s insulting that you’d think this is worth asking

 

[slapKing]

This is Nash. He's on a different level compared to Laine. The team and era he played doesn't do him any favours.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Laine has a better shot, Nash was way better at everything else

Nash also won a rocket, even if it was shared. Laine and his shot hasn't really come close to that.

 

[Lazytrout]

Nash also won a rocket, even if it was shared. Laine and his shot hasn't really come close to that.

Fair but Laine can almost only score while stationary, Nash had the whole arsenal

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Fair but Laine can almost only score while stationary, Nash had the whole arsenal

Not disagreeing with that

 

[Felidae]

Nash also won a rocket, even if it was shared. Laine and his shot hasn't really come close to that.

Laine has definitely come close, he was the runner up to the goalscoring title in 2017, just 5 goals behind the Ovechkin.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Laine has definitely come close, he was the runner up to the goalscoring title in 2017, just 5 goals behind the Ovechkin.

5 goals isn't close.

 

[Felidae]

5 goals isn't close.

You said Laine hasn't come close to Rick Nash's rocket Richard season.. he was literally a runner up.

Anyways, Nash was more consistent but at their best, their goalscoring ability is definitely close.

 

[centipede2233]

Nash could score any way you want. Add in the power forward element and this poll is a blowout

 

[Pablo El Perro]

You said Laine hasn't come close to Rick Nash's rocket Richard season.. he was literally a runner up.

Yes, Nash won it even in in a three way tie. 5 goals back isn't close, literally or figuratively.

 

[Regal]

Yes, Nash won it even in in a three way tie. 5 goals back isn't close, literally or figuratively.

Kind of dumb reasoning.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

Nash.

 

[Coffee]

nashainec

Slick, dude!

 

[Mulletman]

Yes, Nash won it even in in a three way tie. 5 goals back isn't close, literally or figuratively.

If you look at NHL.com Rick Nash was technically 3rd in goals back in 2003-04: NHL Stats
While Laine was 2nd in 2017-18: NHL Stats
It's just because NHL has a stupid rule that you can share the Rocket, that Nash has a Rocket in the first place.

 

[SniperHF]

I was gonna post something like "no one who saw both play would choose Laine" and then I saw the results and my priors were pleasantly confirmed.

 

[GlitchMarner]

This has to be one of the more lopsided results on here. 52-0? Usually a guy getting destroyed gets a pity vote or something.