RW Patrik Laine - Tappara, Liiga (2016 Draft) II

[Patmac40]

Or Lie-Neh. The announcer says the name a few times on the video a couple of posts up.

Yeah I meant to put an acute accent on the E there. What you have is basically the pronunciation I've been hearing.

 

[Hagged]

As a Finn, I would prefer Lay-nee.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0e2kaQqxmQ0

 

[bob27]

Really starting to heat up post WJC. Same with Puljujärvi.

 

[FinPanda]

1+1 for Laine and overtime still to go. 5+4 in five games.

 

[thomast]

This guy is destroying it right now. He is making strong run to challenge Matthews.

 

[tinozz]

too baad he didnt score he was 1on1 with goalie

 

[SpinninRodIntoArmpit]

Was probably his worst game of this season, and still could've easily had 2+2. Looked either lazy or tired with the puck.

 

[FinPanda]

I think he is tired.. They have played a lot lately.

 

[BusQuets]

Failed the 1on1 with goalie again..

 

[tinozz]

Was probably his worst game of this season, and still could've easily had 2+2. Looked either lazy or tired with the puck.

he seemed out of gas

 

[Tiger24]

 

[SpinninRodIntoArmpit]

Failed the 1on1 with goalie again..

Come on, at least he didn't trip on that play. I'd call that everything but failure since he can't even skate.

 

[BusQuets]

Where is the assist though?

 

[Jussi]

So, 33 games and 26 points and a 7 game point streak I guess..? Given that pace (0.78ppg),if he had played all the games, he would be in top10 in scoring and top3 in goals.

BTW, Pulju has 38 games and 18 points. So its not close at the moment at least in Liiga.

Pulju has better corsi = win.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

^

Damn, if he just elevated that it would've gone in for sure. He looked gassed though so in that sense a very expected finish.

Glad to see Laine finding his groove as far as consistency goes. Wasn't he like around 0.5 PPG at one point ? Now 27 points in 33 games.

 

[Mestaruus]

Thanks for linking that. Unreal talent. Can't wait for the draft.

 

[Jussi]

Where is the assist though?

At the beginning. It actually looks like a bit generous secondary assist. And I think there was a clear hand pass before the goal.

 

[BusQuets]

I think Laine has better chance to make the team Finland than Puljujarvi this season. They always seem to lack snipers.

 

[thomast]

Failed the 1on1 with goalie again..

Everytime when i read your any post related to Laine when he is playing awesome i see bitterness. It shines through your every post. He is outplaying your golden boy Puljujärvi in the Liiga that is the fact. No need to downplay him. I think Puljujärvi has proved alot after the WJC and have warmed for him. Being finnish i just enjoy them pushing eachother to squeeze their potential out of themselves. They are competitive kids and want to be the best. To me it's clear that Laine is obviously more talented than Puljujärvi. If you think same about Puljujärvi then it's ok. I just enjoy watching both. If you want to debate and start a discussion then do it in mature way. How you do it right now just tells whole picture about your intelligence to do it. I remember you being fairly smart guy with great views and points but right now i just see a bitter man.

 

[FinPanda]

6 games in nine days. 4 games in last 5 days. And he is 17 year old playing in the mens league and he has averaged 18,39 minutes TOI in those 6 games.

So I think it's not surprising he has looked tired.

 

[Jussi]

I think Laine has better chance to make the team Finland than Puljujarvi this season. They always seem to lack snipers.

Only if Tappara get eliminated from the finals and he gets to play on the double headers vs Czechs and/or Russia. Those are the only potential games where he could get a look at.

 

[armyjoe]

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what`s your view on Laine? I remember you being very high on Barkov and we know where he is now and where he is trending. So is Laine, even though he is different type of a player, in the same category as a prospect as Barkov was?

 

[SQJ]

Unreal talent. Definitely a better prospect compared to Puljujärvi.

 

[SpinninRodIntoArmpit]

what`s your view on Laine? I remember you being very high on Barkov and we know where he is now and where he is trending. So is Laine, even though he is different type of a player, in the same category as a prospect as Barkov was?

Not him, but having watched both of them closely I'd say Laine is in the same tier with Barkov. Some of his assets are better, some worse – they're different kind of players, but both project to franchise players pre-draft. Laine reminds me of Malkin from players I've seen live.

 

[FinProspects]

Unreal talent. Definitely a better prospect compared to Puljujärvi.

Yeah, and what is the most important thing to take away from these past 4 games: Even though he has not been at his best, and espcially in this game he was out of gas. That will eventually happen in NHL as well, 82 games is a lot. Despite these factors, he was able to produce.

This is a vital "attribute" for a scoring line player in a long season. Tells a lot about his skill level.