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Laine becomes great and all the haters backtrack? Never seen that before!There has been drama with Laine and the Jets for quite awhile, we all know where this is heading
Laine becomes great and all the haters backtrack? Never seen that before!There has been drama with Laine and the Jets for quite awhile, we all know where this is heading
Oh I’m not saying Laine doesn’t have his own issues but the Hoffman incident is much more concerning than anything Laine has been throughYeah, me too. I rushed through that one.
But anyways, I don't think it's a big deal. It's just like, some people might think Laine has some issues that they don't want on their team. Doesn't necessarily mean they are true, just like Hoffman.
Well, we'll see. But I think it was an isolated incident.Oh I’m not saying Laine doesn’t have his own issues but the Hoffman incident is much more concerning than anything Laine has been through
Very possible, doesn’t mean a court case isn’t more concerning than anything Laine has.Well, we'll see. But I think it was an isolated incident.
Pretty bang on here with this assessmentElite level troll wouldn't have you questioning authenticity, you'd be too busy expending fumes out your ears.
Interesting to see Laine generally being so underrated though. Still, he's 7th in goals since entering the league, had 2 elite seasons by pretty much any metric (including 5v5 goal differential), 1 really bad season and 1 good season (19-20). He's still only 22 years old. Granted, hard to not feel disappointed about his career trajectory since 17-18, he looked a lock for perennial rocket contention, but I don't think people realize how young he still is, a lot of people seem to view him as past his prime. Which of course could be possible in case the rumored back issues are true and actually really severe or there's some other problem like that, but plenty of guys explode to another tier in his age range (22-25)
There is zero chance they protect Shattenkirk over Manson. I would bet my house on it.
I believe Shattenkirk's contract is structured for the expansion. He makes significantly more after it than before. My (all Ducks fans) guess is that Lindholm/Fowler/Manson will be protected, Shat will have a contract that Seattle won't be too tempted to take.
Somehow I doubt the Org views Manson that way. That's a narrative here on HF. Shattenkirk is the oldest. I imagine that this year will be determine who gets protected and who doesn't. They could also go 4x4 if they feel the D are more important than the forward they might lose.
Shatt, he will be 32. Drysdale can hopefully slide into that role.
So what’s the latest rumour / leaks on the reason why Laine wants out?
Getzlaf will be a ufa, so no need to expose or protect him and his nmc.The ducks cold go 4x4. If they do that, it means Henrique, Heinen, Milano, Max Jones, Getzlaf, Derek Grant, and Lundestrom are all likely exposed. That's assuming they protect Silfverberg, Rakell, Terry, and Steel. Maybe they trade Rakell and free up another slot.
Two Finnish NHL journalists doing a season preview radio show said with conviction that the reason is Wheeler.So what’s the latest rumour / leaks on the reason why Laine wants out?
If I were Chevy, I would hold onto him, play him with Scheifele, in the North Division. Laine could really be scary this year. His value would skyrocket already higher than what it is.
Yeah and they weren't talking about the Laine case only.Two Finnish NHL journalists doing a season preview radio show said with conviction that the reason is Wheeler.
Wheeler does seem like an odd bird to be wearing the C.Two Finnish NHL journalists doing a season preview radio show said with conviction that the reason is Wheeler.
Any chance you could expand on the details a bit?Two Finnish NHL journalists doing a season preview radio show said with conviction that the reason is Wheeler.
Two Finnish NHL journalists should feel right at home in an Eklund -thread.Two Finnish NHL journalists doing a season preview radio show said with conviction that the reason is Wheeler.
That seems pretty obvious to me.Reportedly Chevy wants Necas+Pesce for Laine from Carolina, So i can't see him going to either Anaheim or LA without one of either Zegras or Turcotte respectively going the other way.
Last year Wheeler played 2C for most of the season, while Laine had more ice time and played mainly as the 1 RW with Scheifele. Hard to know how Maurice could survive defying Wheeler like that...Wheeler does seem like an odd bird to be wearing the C.
It seemed for awhile that he dictated what the top lines should be and that Maurice just had to follow.