LW Patrik Laine - Tappara, Liiga (2016, 2nd, WPG) XII

[Lempo]

There is a joke to made here about playoffs... new Jets prospect and the first thing he does with the team is go golfing

Nah, Patrik won't connect it. In Finland we just flood the ice with beach balls when the (opposing) team starts their summer vacation and then everyone scoots to their own direction. And maybe shows up 20 pounds fatter at the arena when it's fall.

 

[FinPanda]

My favourite Laine goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK1RL-ANM3s

That was so awesome. Couldn't believe it and I wasn't Tappara fan even though I was on their bandwagon.

 

[ijuka]

The best part about that goal is him being able to one-time a pass so atrocious.

 

[Hokinaittii]

One of the best attributes in Laine's shot is how he can shoot a great shot even when the pass is horrible.

 

[KingBogo]

My favourite Laine goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK1RL-ANM3s

That was so awesome. Couldn't believe it and I wasn't Tappara fan even though I was on their bandwagon.

That's pretty amazing. Looking so forward to seeing the kid play live.

 

[JA]

It seems that everyone in Winnipeg wants to compare him to Teemu Selanne.



I don't understand it. Aside from them both being high-end Finnish goal scorers who represent the Winnipeg Jets, they play nothing alike.

 

[Lempo]

It seems that everyone in Winnipeg wants to compare him to Teemu Selanne.



I don't understand it. Aside from them both being high-end Finnish goal scorers who represent the Winnipeg Jets, they play nothing alike.

Not too many of these in the world to begin with.

Until these days the main reason for Finnish turnovers has been that the player in front of the net can't find anyone to pass to and panics as the consequence.

 

[ijuka]

Not too many of these in the world to begin with.

Until these days the main reason for Finnish turnovers has been that the player in front of the net can't find anyone to pass to and panics as the consequence.

For now, at least.

For pure goal scorers we're at least going to have Eeli Tolvanen and Leevi Aaltonen as world class talents.


I'd say that the national team won't have very many issues with goal scoring when like 2020 comes around.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

My favourite Laine goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK1RL-ANM3s

That was so awesome. Couldn't believe it and I wasn't Tappara fan even though I was on their bandwagon.

Mannn I remember jumping thinking "WHAT!? HE DID IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME WITH JUST A SECOND LEFT!?!?"

the amount of clutch in him is untouchable, definitely the best big game player in the draft

 

[teravaineSAROS]

For now, at least.

For pure goal scorers we're at least going to have Eeli Tolvanen and Leevi Aaltonen as world class talents.


I'd say that the national team won't have very many issues with goal scoring when like 2020 comes around.

Yea the large players and the "puck hoggers" are allowed to develop nowadays, a lot's changed

 

[ijuka]

The pass is like 5 feet too far ahead, he has to adjust his skating trajectory, kneel down, reach really far forward anyway and have his arms in such awkward positions you'd think he would dislocate his shoulder and he still manages to get a shot like that off.

I'd say that anyone but Ovechkin would not have one timed that pass, much less towards the goal at a decent velocity.


You can look at highlight videos of players scoring beautiful one timer goals and say that they have a good one timer as well, but you miss all the times when they couldn't one time a bad pass and just received it normally.

 

[Teukka]

What's best about that last-second equalizer is that in the previous game, he had scored a last-minute equalizer
But I guess that is Laine's season in a nutshell. Topping the previous achievement with a more ludicrous one.

 

[vaiski]

My favourite Laine goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK1RL-ANM3s

That was so awesome. Couldn't believe it and I wasn't Tappara fan even though I was on their bandwagon.

I was literally laughing in disbelief. And I'm a fan of the rival team.

 

[Derrty]

The pass is like 5 feet too far ahead, he has to adjust his skating trajectory, kneel down, reach really far forward anyway and have his arms in such awkward positions you'd think he would dislocate his shoulder and he still manages to get a shot like that off.

I'd say that anyone but Ovechkin would not have one timed that pass, much less towards the goal at a decent velocity.


You can look at highlight videos of players scoring beautiful one timer goals and say that they have a good one timer as well, but you miss all the times when they couldn't one time a bad pass and just received it normally.

He was gliding around with his arms at his sides and then was able to pick the puck out of what appeared to be a terrible pass in his feet.

I like that he has that score from anywhere capability, but I don't like to see that other stuff. Hopefully that's an aberration, and not a norm.

 

[Woll Smoth]

Why did it look like Laine heard the whistle blow while everyone else was still playing ?

 

[Gsus]

Why did it look like Laine heard the whistle blow while everyone else was still playing ?

I guess he just wanted to be on the spot to score the goal.

 

[Tigerscout]

Rumour has it that he won't be participating in the on-ice portion of jets development camp because of his knee... Any truth to that?

http://www.nhltraderumors.me/search/label/Winnipeg Jets?max-results=5

 

[jarnov]

I'd say that anyone but Ovechkin would not have one timed that pass, much less towards the goal at a decent velocity.

Any lefty would have done it easily.

 

[Winnipeg Jets]

Rumour has it that he won't be participating in the on-ice portion of jets development camp because of his knee... Any truth to that?

http://www.nhltraderumors.me/search/label/Winnipeg Jets?max-results=5

Yes he aggravated an injury at the combine. People are speculating that injury stems from Perry being a dirtbag.

 

[agent082]

Yes he aggravated an injury at the combine. People are speculating that injury stems from Perry being a dirtbag.

Don't think there is nothing you can speculate. We all saw that dirty play.

 

[Pyromaniac]

Don't think there is nothing you can speculate. We all saw that dirty play.

That would still be speculation.

 

[ijuka]

According to "he told me he told him Laine told him"-sources, it was because of that Perry hit. That's good enough to me.

You can just watch that frame by frame and think about how your knee would feel if it got twisted like that. It'd be unrealistic to assume nothing got snapped.

 

[Lempo]

According to "he told me he told him Laine told him"-sources, it was because of that Perry hit. That's good enough to me.

You can just watch that frame by frame and think about how your knee would feel if it got twisted like that. It'd be unrealistic to assume nothing got snapped.

The pictures from the bench afterwards may be even more telling. It's with a very good case as speculation goes.

 

[Joe MacMillan]

What else would it be than the Perry hit? His knee was fine until the hit occurred.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

If he really got it that bad from the Perry play he is going to have a new thing coming when he gets in the NHL.