Winnipeg is Good: Patrik Laine

[AlphaLackey]

in the immortal words of Cousin Eddie, "Do you need a bodyguard? Cause I'd take a bullet for you."

 

[JohnStaymoose]

"It was really cool. Like, I got … what are they called … the goose pimples?"

I seriously love this kid, this made me laugh out loud at work and on a slow day everyone looked at me like I ripped a huge fart.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Did he just basically ask Ovi to be Facebook friends?

I remember Ovi asking Pate for his stick the first time they played against each other. That must have been a cool moment for him.

 

[Neuf]

He didn't call himself the worst player in the league!

 

[RageQuit77]

Nice read. Indeed.

I'm sure many Finns will love Winnipeg more for this awesome, sincere article.

Easy to love this guy. Happy he is in home now.

 

[TannedBum]

Not a word about his fellow Finn. That's kinda weird...

 

[Halberdier]

Not a word about his fellow Finn. That's kinda weird...

About his fellow Finns, Niku included. I don't find it weird at all. Only couple of guys are mentioned anyway.

Elsewhere he has said that he is following Niku very closely on Moose so practicing and playing Playstation is not everything he is doing.

 

[boyko10]

Not a word about his fellow Finn. That's kinda weird...

Remember that scene in the original Highlander where Kurgan checks in to that shady motel and the guy at the desk asks if he wants some entertainment, then Kurgan turns around and says 'don't ever speak to me again'? That.

 

[TheJadePipe]

Winnipeg Is Good | By Patrik Laine

One of the greatest things you guys will ever read.

Very Classy and mature yet still shows the fun kid in himself

 

[FVM]

Oh man. Patrik, you are hilarious and I love it

 

[Flair Hay]

Hehe awesome

 

[HannuJ]

at first, i thought this was a parody article. then at the 75% mark, i realized "holy jeez, this is literally him dictating his thoughts to someome."

i've spend time with a retired nhl jet. he told me that your life is pretty much: practice, games, eating, trying to sleep at night, trying to catch up on sleep before a game. the ones that don't love the city they're in are the wives that they leave behind, bored, while on road trips. and you have to admit, if you're new to wpg and it's -25 C outside and dark for most of the day and your husband's left you with your kids while he's on a road trip, you could easily feel bummed out. but it looks like this version of the Jets has built a culture that didn't exist with the previous version. this is why guys like Little and Matty P resign (at a discount) and airbags like Vandy Kane ask for a trade out.

I'm from winnipeg. IN toronto, i tell people "winnipeg isn't for everyone." just like Toronto isn't for everyone. but seems like guys like Laine get it.
now someone please find his mom and make her a youtube star.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Ok, that made me feel good! He was the perfect pick for us, happy we got the second pick in that draft.

Mathews is a beast, but Patty is a Winnipeger, and will be for his entire career.

 

[allan5oh]

Interesting

 

[Aavco Cup]

at first, i thought this was a parody article. then at the 75% mark, i realized "holy jeez, this is literally him dictating his thoughts to someome."

i've spend time with a retired nhl jet. he told me that your life is pretty much: practice, games, eating, trying to sleep at night, trying to catch up on sleep before a game. the ones that don't love the city they're in are the wives that they leave behind, bored, while on road trips. and you have to admit, if you're new to wpg and it's -25 C outside and dark for most of the day and your husband's left you with your kids while he's on a road trip, you could easily feel bummed out. but it looks like this version of the Jets has built a culture that didn't exist with the previous version. this is why guys like Little and Matty P resign (at a discount) and airbags like Vandy Kane ask for a trade out.

I'm from winnipeg. IN toronto, i tell people "winnipeg isn't for everyone." just like Toronto isn't for everyone. but seems like guys like Laine get it.
now someone please find his mom and make her a youtube star.

Most of the stories about wives of Winnipeg Jets players are about how much they love it. How they all tend to live close together and spend a lot if time with each other. More so than in other NHL cities. The smaller city size has it's advantages that way.

 

[HannuJ]

Most of the stories about wives of Winnipeg Jets players are about how much they love it. How they all tend to live close together and spend a lot if time with each other. More so than in other NHL cities. The smaller city size has it's advantages that way.

back in the 90s, it wasn't as much of the case, if i remember correctly. my mom used to spend time with some of the wives. I remember Domi and Zhamnov's wives were the names she mentioned the most.

 

[Aavco Cup]

 

[jefferoni]

GREAT article. I loved his comment, "Maybe I will get some new Amish fans … but they don’t have TVs, right? Maybe they can come to games? Come to Winnipeg, guys."

Did he just basically ask Ovi to be Facebook friends?

I remember Ovi asking Pate for his stick the first time they played against each other. That must have been a cool moment for him.

Are you sure you're not thinking of Patrick Kane? I recall him asking to trade sticks with Laine the first time they played each other.

 

[Aavco Cup]

back in the 90s, it wasn't as much of the case, if i remember correctly. my mom used to spend time with some of the wives. I remember Domi and Zhamnov's wives were the names she mentioned the most.

I heard different stories.

 

[Aavco Cup]

GREAT article. I loved his comment, "Maybe I will get some new Amish fans … but they don’t have TVs, right? Maybe they can come to games? Come to Winnipeg, guys."


Are you sure you're not thinking of Patrick Kane? I recall him asking to trade sticks with Laine the first time they played each other.

Ovechkin is one of the NHL's biggest stick collectors. I'm not mistaken

 

[RageQuit77]

Whomever the editor of the article was, he/she did very good job when writing the article. You can feel it's Patrik talking here about his thoughts, and making his jokes.

 

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[SoCalJetsFan]

So I think this article really tells who Pate is. He is a perfect fit for Winnipeg. As someone else mentioned Winnipeg is not for everyone because lots of folks don't get it. I needed to move away before I got it and now I miss it. People are much more entertaining and fun to hang with in Winnipeg.

 

[SLAYER]

That's how all of those Player's Tribune articles are done. I still enjoy them though.

 

[behemolari]

What an enjoyable read! Seems like such a down to earth kid. There must be something in the Finnish water, cause it seems like such a high percentage of the "players" from there exude many of the same qualities.

we have at least Uranium, Radium, Lead..

Juomavesi - STUK