Confirmed Trade: [CBJ/WPG] Pierre-Luc Dubois and 2022 3rd round for Patrik Laine (26% retained) and Jack Roslovic

[LOFIN]

Winnipeg will win this one in the end, Laine is going to get eaten alive by Torts.

Just like Panarin was?

 

[CupInSIX]

Roslovic will get 200 pts finally playing with Laine.

 

[Just Linda]

Habs probably offered something like Kotkaniemi and Caufield but why would you take that over Laine?

Because right now Columbus has centres that consist of Texier, Domi, and 3/4s of a 4 day old egg salad subway sandwhich.

(kidding aside, way better return than Habs wouldve given)

 

[Natey]

Have the masses of people saying this ever heard of Alexandre Texier, anyway?

Alright fine, #1B centre. There's 1 minute of ES time separating them. And Texier has a lot of prove... good start to the season, but we'll see if it continues. 33% shooting rate won't continue.

 

[Lilou]

Yikes I didn't think they would trade Laine. What the hell wpg.

 

[ffh]

Whose going to score for Winnipeg? Also they need defencemen badly.

Columbus needs a few centers urgently.

Our defence is better then Torontos’s at least if you count goals against the last few years.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Teams have won a cup without wingers like that - as long as they're strong down the middle.

And Laine isn't an established 40 goalscorer, he's done it once in 4 seasons.. in the past 2 he's been more of a 30 goalscorer.

Laine surely deserves the benefit of the doubt that he would have done it in his rookie year but yes he has trended away from it lately.

 

[Red Piller]

Whose going to score for Winnipeg? Also they need defencemen badly.

Columbus needs a few centers urgently.

Kyle Connor sucks

 

[Just Linda]

He single-handedly destroyed the Leafs in the playoffs. Imagine if he was actually good!

Im pretty sure Jones going beast mode played a big part

 

[The Shrike]

He single-handedly destroyed the Leafs in the playoffs. Imagine if he was actually good!

Korpisalo got traded to Winnipeg too?

 

[JT Kreider]

Just like Panarin was?

Panarin is a different breed than Laine

 

[RobBrown4PM]

Columbus will not be short of llama drama with Torts and Laine together.

Get your popcorn ready.

 

[CupInSIX]

Teams have won a cup without wingers like that - as long as they're strong down the middle.

And Laine isn't an established 40 goalscorer, he's done it once in 4 seasons.. in the past 2 he's been more of a 30 goalscorer. If he was scoring 40 every year WPG doesn't do this deal.

You don't think he's established himself as a perennial threat to score 40 goals?

 

[Just Linda]

Strange. All i've heard on this board is that C >> value than W. Now it seems that opinion has changed.

It hasnt, not sure where you got that from. C will always be the most valuable position in hockey (as long as the goalie is alright)

 

[jonlin]

On the surface it looks like the Jets gave up the more talented player in Laine but also got rid of the biggest headache in the deal.

Fresh start notwithstanding I really question how well Laine will do with Torts, and I can see him becoming one of those talented but enigmatic type players.

Dubois will be a good fit for Winnipeg, just wish he had extended beyond 2 years to keep him longer.

How is Laine the bigger headache? PLD quit on his team and is the guy who demanded a trade. Have you read the news last couple of days? I`m actually not amazed that theese comments all the time comes from the same area.

 

[The Assclown]

Hugeeeee trade by both teams- I feel like Winnipeg comes out ahead here.

 

[sting101]

$8.25 million QO though.

I really dont see that as an issue at all. Laine is a premier goal scorer.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Kind of reminds me of the Selanne trade.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Just like Panarin was?

Panarin was a much better and more complete player than Laine is. That you’d even make the comparison says a lot.

I’ve been watching Laine since his draft year, Torts isn’t going to put up with his lackadaisical play without the puck on his stick.

 

[Pandaman11]

I'd wager that I dont even see my team play against him in CBJ

So your team is Seattle?

 

[SotasicA]

PLD is the best and most valuable players in the trade. But adding Roslovic makes the value alright, imo. Just not sure how the Jackets can win hockey games without a true #1C. PLD is top 20 in centers in the league, for sure, and now the Jets have a one-two punch that's better than Backstrom/Kuznetsov. Almost unfair.

Laine is not a complete hockey player, so I'm curious to see how he does in Columbus where you have to play with intensity.

 

[ole ole]

Does trading PLD for another C who is no better than Domi/Texier help make them better? If a 1C isn’t available in a trade and a player is forcing said trade with a trade request and embarrassing effort, is the best case at that point not to get max value?

Again, I agree this makes CBJ look way worse down the middle, but I think this was really well done by them given the situation. Max value.


Winnipeg got better in the conventional sense you’re looking at this so I think both win.

Getting a better C than Domi/Texier should have been easy as neither are very good C's.
Problem is the Jackets thought they were going to hit a home run in acquiring an equivalent C. The rest of the board know it was never going to happen so they took the next best thing....Laine.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Teams have won a cup without wingers like that - as long as they're strong down the middle.

And Laine isn't an established 40 goalscorer, he's done it once in 4 seasons.. in the past 2 he's been more of a 30 goalscorer. If he was scoring 40 every year WPG doesn't do this deal.

Circle gets the square

 

[LOFIN]

Panarin is a different breed than Laine

Panarin is the better player, yes. That said, he's not exactly the guy you look at for his excelling effort (certainly not so far in the Rangers season, I've watched those games and last night was pathetic from him), he does well because of his positioning and skill. Laine was the hardest working Jet in their first game, he's also much better defensively than given credit for. He'll do fine under Torts.

 

[AvroArrow]

Whose going to score for Winnipeg? Also they need defencemen badly.

Columbus needs a few centers urgently.

Ehlers/Scheifele/Connor Jets are a better team with this trade.