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I said passable not acceptable :p. I think he is a ways away from being a good all around center.
Laine looks like someone who is regretting wanting out. Grass isn't always greener.
Sucks for laine no take-backs
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Laine is a lethal scoring threat when he is on his game but far too often he is lumbering and tends to over handle the puck and get dispossessed. I thought this might be the season his game got to the next level but so far he is the same player but at least he’s riding a heater.
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Seems like acceptance on your part, and yes I know it’s the way it is. Cheating should be acknowledged and penalized. I know you don’t represent that side of the line no matter how unimportant it seems. As a Jets fan I’m happy if TSN, CBC, Sportsnet...etc put the boots to the Leaf organization publicly in this case.
BullLund
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Guy needs to learn how to just shoot. His shot is hard enough to where the goalies have trouble handling it, even when they see it coming.
If he shot more, I think he'd get more flukey goals and assists from rebounds. Right now though, he's not even giving himself the chance.
Leafs up 3-0 over Edmonton - great. If they can hang on, and the Jets win tonight, we're only 1 point behind them for 2nd place, with 2 games in hand. Not to bad at all. 
Truenorthducky
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Oilers run was not going to last. They are due to come a little back down to earth. Let the Mapleleaf fans get high as a kite. Pretty soon they’re going to think they are invincible.
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All it takes for oilers to win are lotsa penalties. Meeting them in playoffs could be dangerous if the refs decide to be whistle happy.
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Oilers are a good team though -- it's just their Goaltending. The Leafs had only around 15 shots on net into the 2nd period, and the Oilers gave up 3 goals. If their goaltending was solid, they'd be a real contender.
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Now I understand why we have a 9pm start tonight -- it's because the Leafs game vs the Oilers end around 9 pm Central. That game and the Jets-- Habs game, will be the most watched, and they want as much TV advertising revenue as possible, so they have to "split" game times. Makes cents $$$
With each passing day I like the trade more and more. PLD helps you win. Laine creates drama and the loses pile up along the way.
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Very much so Bogo -- this is 100 % correct. We don't need all the drama, and distraction that Laine brings, and he's no better than PLD, and Dubois brings a more physical game that the Jets need.
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The trade works well with our roster
I wish Laine the very best.
Is it really that difficult?
Lots of folks here are pretty petty about this whole situation.
I’m surprised about this response.
To be fair most of it was the "laine fans" who blamed everyone else for Laine's problems than Laine. Laine himself caused very little drama and had his flaws but was an amazing goal scorer.
Why? There are only 2 players who I cared about how they did once they were traded and that was Ducky and Teemu. Laine doesn’t even come close to this for me. Personally I want the trade to be as lopsided as possible in our favour.
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I’m curious why you believe Jets fans should care how former players do once they leave? Would you make the same argument for Trouba?
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Maybe I’m misunderstanding
I wish everyone who played for us well.
Laine, Kane and Trouba played hard while they were here.
The only drama was on our boards.
Kane I was happy see leave still don’t harbour any ill will.
Trouba I wasn’t happy as I felt he dissed the city but was a good player for us.
Laine was a good player and seemed to like it here.
There is a lot of posts that seem to wish schadenfreude towards Roslovic and Laine.
The PLD trade seems to be the right fit for everyone.
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I agree in that it should be unacceptable and penalized, and it is if it can be proven ( see Coyotes forfeited picks ) but it has to be a clear violation of the rules. And when it comes to tanking, if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck it most likely is a duck and everyone sees it going on, but prove it at the time. And I don’t see the NHL punishing a current management team for what a previous one did.
and as a Jets fan it’s a well know fact that the Jets GM John Ferguson tried to throw the last game of the 1979-1980 season to get the first overall pick. He admitted this.
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