I don't understand why Laine and Ovechkin were ever compared.
Laine is as comparable to Ovechkin as Kovalchuk and Stamkos. They all have one thing in common. They are absolutely f***ing deadly with their one timer on the PP but besides that their games are totally different.
Ovechkin is a physical beast that even today just bulldozes anyone in his way, he created his own offense (which to this point cannot really be said about Laine). He is as good a playmaker as he is a goalscorer and he is a generational talent. Only guys up there with him are Crosby and McDavid (and maybe Malkin considering the amount of trophies he's won).
I expect peak Laine to win Rocket Richard's but other than that, he's got nothing comparable to Ovechkin.