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Hey just reading up in here... a lot of discussion over Laine and what he’s worth.
What are our thoughts on Laine being moved this offseason? Usually where there’s smoke there’s fire and he’s ranked pretty high on the TSN trade bait board.
I can’t see why Chevy would pull off a trade involving Laine, unless he’s asked for a trade and stated he won’t sign long term here. I’m in Laine’s corner here, he’s playing behind an aging dinosaur in Blake Wheeler who really in all reality is not as talented as Laine.
With his skill level he should be playing more minutes, with Scheifele, and ultimately we would see more wins as a result. He’s being held back in my opinion and the way the Jets handle young talent is really given me a nasty view of them.
So Kyle Connor who is one year older than Laine was handled wrong? He worked his way up to the top line. It's proven that Wheeler fits better than Laine, when it is Connor-Scheifele, last year was the evidence.
If Laine-Ehlers is a 2nd line is that so bad? For christ sakes there are alot of talented players on 2nd lines. Take Draisaitl, or Matthew Tkachuk, Patrik Kane, etc. I could go on. Laine is being developed properly to be a well rounded player, it will pay dividends in his career. He's been given a lot of leeway because of his talent.