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News Article: Towering Laine possesses a powerful confidence
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Don't count your chicken until he hatches on Winnipeg's 2nd draft pick at the Draft, but yes he would be a game changer for our team on so many levels. I can't wait to find out for sure though, so hurry up draft day.
Gabe Kupari
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I think it's likely they take Laine at 2 assuming Toronto doesn't. I would put that at greater than 50 percent now for sure. I think it's basically Matthews or Laine for the Jets. Chevy talked a lot about Puljujarvi but.. I still see them going Matthews or Laine, whoever Toronto doesn't pick.
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Well if we had the very first pick for fun sake and I was choosing, it would be a very difficult choice to make but for what our team needs in finishing pieces needed for building a cup contender it would have to be Laine and he is the one I would choose so in my mind Laine is the number one pick at the draft for us.
No Czeck Pucks
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The Sun writer, who reported the coach incident last month, did not report it in a balance way. He made it sound as though Pate threatened the coach to his face. Poor reporting. Very interesting guy, unlike Matthews. Is that a good thing? I think so.
Gabe Kupari
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Hate to say it but if i was picking first, I'd have a hard time not taking Matthews, Scheif Matthews down the middle for 8 10 years, How can you say no to that?
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Its a Good thing that Toronto has the first pick then cause we get what's left for it truly is a very hard pick to pick, dammed if you do and dammed if you don't, you just cant win but that's been Toronto's problem now going on for 50 years.
That's how I feel, I'd still take Matthews if we had the first pick, but Laine sure is a nice consolation prize....
Either way, one of Matthews or Laine has a good chance to be a game changer.
“I think the Leafs are right to draft Matthews,” says Edmonton-based Finnish hockey writer Jouni Nieminen. “They need a centre and he’s a cornerstone player. But I don’t think anyone should be surprised if one day they look at Laine and wish they had him. He may turn out to be a very special player in the NHL.”
This sums my feelings up rather well.
This sums my feelings up rather well.
JustGivingEr
How far we done fell
kelsier
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Don't think "consolation price" is the proper word for it. This kid can (and I think will) turn out the best player from 2016 draft down the road. The Jets are lucky that Toronto is looking desperate down the middle and they're nearly forced to go Matthews. Laine had by far the best season from all the draft eligible players and should go #1. His resume will from last season will go down in the history books as "unchallenged" for a very, very long time.
Still I really dearly hope he "falls". The Jets looks like the perfect home and brings up nostalgic feelings.
Guardian17
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In three weeks we'll know for sure.
Then the Jets Gear stores can start selling #29 Jets Jerseys.
The Development Camp in July will be packed.
Then the Jets Gear stores can start selling #29 Jets Jerseys.
The Development Camp in July will be packed.
MrBoJangelz71
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Debatable, but Hawerchuk is slotted #1 IMO, greatest Jet of all time, for now.
I think if Laine stick around for his entire career here he could challenge.
Jaffray15
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That'd be fun, but maybe not as wickedly fun as drafting Matthews and becoming Phoenix' favourite team.
nobody important
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That'd be fun, but maybe not as wickedly fun as drafting Matthews and becoming Phoenix' favourite team.
Nah, they'll still hate us because all of the nasty fans up here wanted to take away Little Timmy's hockey team.
sashalaine
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That is plausible. Barkov has recently made Panthers a lot bigger in Finland. There are no clear favourite NHL teams here, it's pretty much parallel to the amount (and quality) of Finns playing in the team. Winnipeg would then have some old Teppo factor, a bit bigger Teemu factor and the huge Pate factor.
So when a couple years go by, Jets could well be the most popular team here. It could happen with Pulju too but it would require him outshining Laine in the next couple years. The hype around Laine is something unseen in Finland, so you would definitely draft a huge amount of Finnish fans with him. Me included.
