RW Patrik Laine - Tappara, Liiga (2016 Draft) IV
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QnebO
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Watching the game, you're definitely right. He still gets the puck way too little, it's just so hard to explain, but you see how hazard opening the plays are when you watch the game. But when he gets it, it feels like sky is always open and scoring change usually comes.
He had one shift, ONE shift with top line in the end. They had 3 chances trough Laine in that shift, and Laine had the puck three times, as many times as in earlier 19min of the 1st.
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IamherefortheFinn
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The game is not on free TV. They are showing the forbidden love and my digibox now does not have the game listed
Tapola needs to change his lines already. Maybe if Tappara loses this game he will finally do it.
I want Aho with Laine again in the NT. Oh the good old times...
I want Aho with Laine again in the NT. Oh the good old times...
QnebO
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He was in last shift with 1st line. I hope that remains but I wouldn't bet on it, THOUGH they right away created 3 scoring changes in that shift.. I don't like to say it because it sounds so much like more hype, but omg it you watch this, it is pretty obvious that 2nd line is a mess right now. I'm not simplifying the other 2 are horrible, I'm saying it just does't work at all.
Because of what I said earlier. Still, the depth in Tappara is pathetic, especially in the middle. Average in FEL standards at best. Take Laine away from the 2nd line and the line is useless. Then again, I'd love to see him with Kuusela. They have no other consistant forwards other than the two. Laine again is displaying extraordinary game play. Delightful to watch, no matter who you might cheer at.
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He's been one of the most noticable Tappara players with Kuusela.
The team has been just brutal today outside of few mins.
ChicagoBullsFan
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HIFK's defence doesn't allow free and easy scoring chances for Laine.
I'm sure that HIFK's head coach Antti Törmänen has said for his shutdown players they should keep Laine without puck if possible and hold him tight.
2nd line been pretty useless as a line for a while. If they ever get a scoring chance they come from Laines moment of brilliance.
They should definetly put all eggs in the same basket. That's their only way to win.
Uncle Scrooge
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Not one of his best games, but to be fair when it's 4-0 you cant fault Laine, it's not like he can magically make his team better. This is almost like the Caps playing the Flyers.
There's nothing a single player could do for Tappara in this game. They have to once again up their game at home which i believe they will do and that gives Laine a chance to shine as well.
There's nothing a single player could do for Tappara in this game. They have to once again up their game at home which i believe they will do and that gives Laine a chance to shine as well.
Uncle Scrooge
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HIFK can end this series 4-1 on Saturday. This would mean that we get to see Laine 2 times vs Russia in the following week. It only requires that HIFK steals 1 game at Tappara's home, cause HIFK seems to be too good in Helsinki.
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I cried blood after seeing what Elorinne did when he got the puck on the blueline from Laine, who went around the offensive zone and created so much space in there: Wait. Wait. Shoot a weak wrister right to the forward blocking. Not like there would have been the other D wide open on the other side.
Jussi
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It's quite clear to me that Tappara does not deserve to be in the Finals. The team's atrocious decision-making and pedestrian skill level have made these last few games very difficult to watch.
One can definitely still see Laine's potential in these games against HIFK, and in Game 2 he looked fantastic. He doesn't have much to work with at all, and plays keep dying on the blades on his linemates.
I wouldn't be disappointed if the remainder of this series continues this way. If he can convert a few more of his chances, great -- he had a good two-on-one opportunity in the first period. He has had at least one excellent chance in each of the last three games, so hopefully he can bury a goal to keep HIFK from taking the series in five games. As difficult as it has been for him, I would like to see him tally at least one goal in the series.
I look forward to the World Championship, which will feature a much closer representation of the skill level of his future NHL linemates.
One can definitely still see Laine's potential in these games against HIFK, and in Game 2 he looked fantastic. He doesn't have much to work with at all, and plays keep dying on the blades on his linemates.
I wouldn't be disappointed if the remainder of this series continues this way. If he can convert a few more of his chances, great -- he had a good two-on-one opportunity in the first period. He has had at least one excellent chance in each of the last three games, so hopefully he can bury a goal to keep HIFK from taking the series in five games. As difficult as it has been for him, I would like to see him tally at least one goal in the series.
I look forward to the World Championship, which will feature a much closer representation of the skill level of his future NHL linemates.
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Five games is good. We get to see Laine vs Russian men's team filled with top KHL players twice next week if that's going to happen. Unless Laine is the key player deciding each game and carrying his team to victory I find five games to be the best option.
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Today's game was of course terrible on Tappara's part with only Laine and Kuusela really making anything happen. Before the finals started I was thinking Tappara would really deserve the Kanada Cup after so many bitter losses. But, as much as I'd like to see Laine getting the FEL gold before leaving country, they're not deserving it at the moment. I find it very difficult to believe how fixed minded the Tappara coach Tapola is for still keeping Laine out of real action (1st line). It's so obvious that things get moving every time Kuusela and Laine are there together. Why not give them the chance? Ok, the 2nd line would suck even more without Laine, but is this better?
At the moment I, too, am hoping for an early end to the series on saturday, so that we could get to see some Laine action in the NT before WHC starts.
Today's game was of course terrible on Tappara's part with only Laine and Kuusela really making anything happen. Before the finals started I was thinking Tappara would really deserve the Kanada Cup after so many bitter losses. But, as much as I'd like to see Laine getting the FEL gold before leaving country, they're not deserving it at the moment. I find it very difficult to believe how fixed minded the Tappara coach Tapola is for still keeping Laine out of real action (1st line). It's so obvious that things get moving every time Kuusela and Laine are there together. Why not give them the chance? Ok, the 2nd line would suck even more without Laine, but is this better?
At the moment I, too, am hoping for an early end to the series on saturday, so that we could get to see some Laine action in the NT before WHC starts.
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