19. Dallas
20. Dallas
That is some Marioesque his play.
Lol@ the 1st pass, all those hours of Pesäpallo in school are paying off
Lol@ the 1st pass, all those hours of Pesäpallo in school are paying off
Is pesäpallo same as Brännboll?
Is pesäpallo same as Brännboll?
That slow mo gif of assist #2 shows he totally intended to soft pass it to a spot. Last night I thought the defender might have knocked it off his stick but not so fast......great instincts to strip the puck turn his back to the incoming D pressure to shield the puck and finess it with draw weight into the danger zone.
not quite.. but kind of..
It's like baseball but pitching is different
"...ooh, no, now I lost it, where can I put my face... oh, right, right next to Ehlers'. "
He's such a troll.
I don't know, maybe it's more exciting when there's always the possibility that someone will hit the pitcher's head offWhy don't they just play baseball already?
Why don't they just play baseball already?
I assume this Finnish way is both easier and safer for kids. Plus, you don't need so much gear. I guess these factors were important in 1920s when the game was invented.
There's going to be (lengthy, I'd guess) feature on Laine on the "Monthly supplement" (Kuukausiliite) of biggest Finnish newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat. There's a short teaser already published, mainly about Laine not dringking at all. Those features are almost always really good.
teaser in Finnish http://www.hs.fi/kuukausiliite/art-2000005074061.html
I think his shot has been way off after the injury. Today most of his shots were on goal though.
Why don't they just play baseball already?
His ceiling is something none of us can really explain or predict. Something extra ordinary that doesn't just come by every other year. We'll have to wait a few years more, but imagine prime Selänne and how good he was. Laine has the chance to be even better. That's not a guarantee of course, but a realistic possibility. I've loved every minute of his rookie season and haven't missed a single game. Something about his game just takes you along.
Yeah we have not seen a guy like this, with the natural tools and size and drive...since maybe Mario.
When you're the best shooter in the world at 18, best passer in your team, defensively responsible (hey, brain farts happen but they are also a sign of high confidence) and physically a true specimen....#1 in adjusted GPG of ALL TIME and #4 in adjusted PPG of all time....hell yeah we can't explain or predict what is to come. This is a toddler doing backflips in his crib, we don't know what he will be capable of.