Better Hand Eye Coordination: Laine or Matthews?

[StatisticsAddict99]

This is not a who's better all in total thread it's a who's better of two upper-echelon players when it comes to Eye-Hand Coordination Skill. So who has better Eye Hand Coordination?


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[Plural]

Oh good lord can we stop with this insane comparing of these two?

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

Oh good lord can we stop with this insane comparing of these two?

Can we not have one Laine and Matthews Poll without a complaint, we all know they're both amazing. I just wanna know who everyone thinks has better Eye-Hand Coordination.

 

[HansonBro]

Who cares

 

[TeddyBare]

Who cares

This thread was started because there is a video on TSN in which Darren Dreger says

"Matthews hand eye coordination is second to zone"

Still neither of them are in crosby's league. Crosby routinely takes passes 2 feet off the ice.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

The correct answer is Laine

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

The correct answer is the baseball star

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Matthews, but he's behind Crosby and Pavelski.

 

[Legion34]

Matthews, but he's behind Crosby and Pavelski.

I would have said Crosby too. Don't see enough of pavelski.

But as far as OP. Like can you just let it go.

Laine is a star talent playing on a loaded line. He should score a bunch this year. There is no Calder trophy. No direct competition. Stop with the comparisons.

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Weirdly specific poll lol. Anyways, a little sample of Laine's coordination: https://gfycat.com/SmallBitesizedIcelandgull

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Matthews, but he's behind Crosby and Pavelski.

Yeah that's pretty fair. Handling the puck close to the net going for tips and rebounds is simply not as big a part of Laine's game as it is for Matthews. I don't know why this is a necessary comparison

 

[Fugazy]

I guess I'll go with Laine

 

[izzy]

matthews

 

[DickSmehlik]

Who cares

Seriously and how could you ever answer this question?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

lol this is really dumb.

 

[DJJones]

As always, the correct answer is Eichel but I always vote as Leafs fan for Laine.

 

[A4T1L6]

Matthews

 

[McNuge]

I think Matthews biggest strength is his hand eye. His bread and butter is tapping in those garbage goals. Laine also has pretty damn good hand eye, you would have to to shoot the puck like he does. Really could be a toss up depending on which type of goals you think is harder to score.

 

[Kamiccolo]

I doubt there are any people here who have seen enough of both player to actually offer an answer. I can pull up 5 or 6 insane examples from Matthews, and he is without a doubt one of the best I have ever seen at it, but someone else could pull up the same and think the same about Laine.

Even if they had an equal amount of clips, certain preferences would interfere. Some would think different clips are more impressive than other users. So with all that said, this is impossible to answer, and is also possible Dreger is not wrong, as it is an opinion based question.

 

[Kamiccolo]

As always, the correct answer is Eichel but I always vote as Leafs fan for Laine.

We are all entitled to our opinions, but watching both, I just don't understand who someone can come away thinking Eichel is the better player. He has a few flashy plays a game, but Matthews is just better in so many ways. Matthews already has a highlight reel equal or better than Eichel.

My opinion was re-affirmed after watching the Buffalo games as well.

 

[Mats13]

Matthews grew up a baseball star. Anyone voting Laine is objectively wrong.

 

[The Thin White Duke]

Laine is better at taking bad passes in full stride, Matthews is better in close quarters around the net and ok the boards.

The one handed tip against the Ducks last year would look like a complete fluke if it was anyone else (save Crosby maybe) doing it.

 

[Hokinaittii]

Both have great hand-eye-coordination, let's call it a draw.

 

[Advanced stats]

Absolutely Matthews. He bats pucks out of the air for breakfast. I've never seen someone take so many pucks out of the air. It's fascinating.

 

[randomhockeyfan]

Look at all those Leafs fans voting as non-Leafs fans