It was a bad desicion to not play Laine in the end, however you spin it. Maybe Marjamäki wanted to see more from the guys he put out on the ice. Maybe he didn't want to put too much pressure on Laine. You still want to win a game and he is this team's best chance at that situation. Team Finland rides or dies with Laine.
Let's try properly on topic here:
So Patrik Laine can score against an NHL goaltender. Who knew?
We can always go back to how tall he is and the fact that "rulers lie", right?
Patrik Laine's release and accuracy is something special. That was a Conn Smythe winning Goalie he beat there.
We can always go back to how tall he is and the fact that "rulers lie", right?
Let's go back to "He's going to become a Selke candidate" instead, that'd be a more fun conversation.
I liked it when JetsAlternate did the OPs.
It's not impossible. Not even really improbable. It really depends on how well develops his defensive game along with his offensive game because he isn't horrible defensively. There were 52 players who received Selke votes last year, 18 of which were wingers. He may or may not be a Selke Candidate some time.
Couldn't you say this about any player coming into the league who isn't horrible defensively? I guess its not even really improbable that about half the league could be a Selke candidate someday. Just seems like a silly thing to say. If you said this about Barkov when he was coming into the league then at least it might have made some sense.
Couldn't you say this about any player coming into the league who isn't horrible defensively? I guess its not even really improbable that about half the league could be a Selke candidate someday. Just seems like a silly thing to say. If you said this about Barkov when he was coming into the league then at least it might have made some sense.
That sort of a definition of a selke candidate is a bit of a slippery slope, I mean, even Ovechkin technically is a Selke candidate since he was voted in the top 50 multiple times in his career.
That's the point I'm trying to make. Someone else said he could be a Selke candidate and another person said don't get carried away. Carried away about what? There a 40+ Selke Candidates every season. I'd be more surprised if he isn't a Selke candidate at some point. I don't even think you'd have to say it about Barkov. Anyone who had any clue as to who he was knew he would be a Selke Candidate on numerous occasions, he'll probably even win one or two.
Is there any way to watch them calling out Marjamaki or them talk about Laine?
Well that's a Selke Candidate. There is a difference between a Selke Candidate, Finalist and Winner. Laine will very likely be a Selke Candidate at least once in his career. You people act like he has to be Bergeron to get there.
Btw is this a proper hooking penalty call? How is that hooking? Or are the rules different in NHL? I've seen Laine do that kind of a defense numerous times in Liiga.
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The point I was making is that is such a basic statement with nothing to even suggest it as being likely. As for there being 40 candidates, I don't think thats even close to the case. There's more like 5-10 candidates and a bunch of homer throw away picks from the sports writers. Not that it really matters, the Selke (along with a lot of awards) are based almost entirely on reputations around the league and so much bias goes into award voting.
I guess what I found strange about the claim was that it suggests that Laine could likely be one of the best defensive forwards in the game, based on essentially nothing. I could say I think McDavid is going to be one of the best defensive forwards in the game because he's fast and he's good at stealing pucks and reading the play. Doesn't make it true.
Maybe there's a disconnect between how I interpret a statement like that and what the poster actually meant, but I'm not entirely sure thats the case.