Double Dion
Jets fan 28/06/2014
- Feb 9, 2011
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Ugh, he's such a talented but bad player. He should be Ovechkin, but he's a poutier Mike Hoffman.
I swear this offseason I always forget he even exists.. major lack of talk about him
Zero percent chance. There's at least one team in the league that would QO him. For example Seattle.Theres a real possibility that he doesnt even get qualified next year.
Nah, the 3rd was for the retention. Laine was given away for free.Roz was traded for PLD. You can keep Roz, we'll keep PLD.
Laine was traded for a 3rd. We'll give you your 3rd back for Laine at the deadline
No chance that happens. He has 2-3 years of good will left in the league.Theres a real possibility that he doesnt even get qualified next year.
Laine is a good player who has been constantly surrounded by toxic environments, whether a terrible Winnipeg locker room, or a belligerent Torts. Sure, he needs to work on some things, but the hate this guy gets here isn't warranted.
Yeah its called workingHas the potential to be a superstar but something will always hold him back
That's not crazy at all. He already bounced back once and he'll probably do it again atleast to some degree.Call me crazy, but I still think Laine puts it together at some point, and becomes a legit star. His natural talent is unreal, 6’5” with a beyond elite shot, great offensive hockey IQ, great hands, and good enough skating. Dude put up a 44 goal, 70 point season at age 19 - it’s been all downhill from there, but he still has the talent to do that and more again.
Clearly he’s a head case, very inconsistent from game to game, lacking in preparation, focus, and consistent effort both on and off the ice. But when he’s “on”, he’s a stud, and I do think at some point he’ll mature and figure out how to be “on” much more consistently.
He’s only 23, he still has time to get his shit together, and I suspect he will.
I feel like Columbus should just start shopping him. Feels like a situation where he's just going to take his QO each year and then bounce. I think he's a guy that just wants to hit the market.