2020-21 Around the League Part II

[Balthazar]

Done

 

[henchman21]

 

[henchman21]

Jokes aside... it will be interesting to watch Laine in Columbus

 

[The Pwnerer]

Who would've thought Laine would be traded out of Winnipeg. Especially after they were gifted that pick at the draft.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

What a trade by Jarmo.

Getting both Laine and Roslovic is an impressive haul for Dubois.

No way the Avs would have paid anything close to that.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Laine and Torts should be interesting. But I feel like Laine could be a good fit next to Texier or Domi.

 

[LOFIN]

Given the circumstances, CBJ did great.

 

[Balthazar]

2016 draft #2 pick traded for #3 pick.

 

[Balthazar]

Do we know why Roslovic didn't want to play for the Jets?

 

[the_fan]

What a trade by Jarmo.

Getting both Laine and Roslovic is an impressive haul for Dubois.

No way the Avs would have paid anything close to that.

For the Avs the equivalent would be giving up Landeskog and Compher for PLD, although Landeskog is older than Laine so im not sure if that would work. Probably not. Rantanen is not an option, so Avs would probably had to give up a top prospect instead

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

What a trade by Jarmo.

Getting both Laine and Roslovic is an impressive haul for Dubois.

No way the Avs would have paid anything close to that.

Good trade in terms of pure talent, but I think they’ll be in a similar situation with Laine sooner rather than later.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Do we know why Roslovic didn't want to play for the Jets?

Don’t think he was given much opportunity.

 

[Balthazar]

Jets have been shopping Laine for months now and wanted a young 1C of equal value back.

They got lucky that one fell into their laps like that.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Good trade in terms of pure talent, but I think they’ll be in a similar situation with Laine sooner rather than later.

I think Laine is just better than PLD and will be better in the future too.

Scheifele and Dubois is a damn good 1-2 punch down the middle though.

 

[atreyuavenged]

Do we know why Roslovic didn't want to play for the Jets?

Stuck behind Wheeler, Ehlers, Connor and Laine. Tough situation for him.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

That's a pretty solid deal for both sides. Though I think I like it better for the Jets just because of the importance of good Center depth.


Laine is going to surprise a lot of people in Columbus. Calling it now that he and Torts are going to get along just fine.

 

[Balthazar]

I think Laine is just better than PLD and will be better in the future too.

He's better at scoring goals and much much much worse at everything else.

 

[Metallo]

I like it for the Jets. Not a fan of Laine. CBJ is going to be thin as f*** at center.

 

[Balthazar]

Stuck behind Wheeler, Ehlers, Connor and Laine. Tough situation for him.

That doesn't seem like a good enough reason to refuse to play for your team but whatever.

 

[atreyuavenged]

Time to see whether all that talk of Laine working on his 2 way game last year was all just idle banter or not. This is probably the last chance for Torts though. So many quality guys exiting stage left, something's gotta give.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

He's better at scoring goals and much much much worse at everything else.

Laine’s calling card will always be his goal scoring, but he’s improved his overall game.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I think Laine is just better than PLD and will be better in the future too.

Scheifele and Dubois is a damn good 1-2 punch down the middle though.

I think Laine has the ability to be better than PLD, but PLD has a higher floor. But also like you said WPGs 1-2 at C is ridiculous now and they now get to put Wheeler back on the wing where he’s best.

 

[LOFIN]

Laine is going to surprise a lot of people in Columbus. Calling it now that he and Torts are going to get along just fine.

I mean anyone who is still calling Laine for laziness/attitude hasn't watched him for a long time. Last year he was the most complete forward from the Jets, in a team that has Scheifele who is very underrated. He was a monster powerforward in the game he played against Calgary in the opening. Remember Tortorella also coached a guy like Panarin, who does work hard but his style doesn't always indicate it. They got along just fine.

The big question is, how does Columbus system fit Laine, and will he resign there?

 

[The Shermanator]

Now they will both demand trades again next week.

 

[Balthazar]

It's pretty easy: if Laine turns into a consistent 45-50 goal scorer for the length of a new long term contract CBJ win the deal. If not then the Jets win.

That's assuming that both teams manage to sign their new guy long term.