How is Laine the bigger headache? PLD quit on his team and is the guy who demanded a trade. Have you read the news last couple of days? I`m actually not amazed that theese comments all the time comes from the same area.
He will be on 2nd line with Dubois and ehlers likely Dubois will play centreReally?Stastny's a centre?
Not sure what this means but, yes, Panarin left money on the table as he wanted to play in NY. That's the way some are. People want to shit on Columbus but he had no issues here, loved it here and played like the elite player he is. He simply wanted to play in NY. To me, that shows he wasn't a money hungry jerk, truly wanted to play somewhere. He got along fine with Torts, as do most of the CBJ players. Great locker room so we'll get a feel for Laine pretty quickly. If he gives effort, he'll have rope. That's the Panarin comparison. Panarin always gave effort even if he did make mistakes. We're seeing similar growing pains with Alexander Texier. He's making mistakes but giving effort and improving.Far from a forgone conclusion Laine and Torts will butt heads but just because he worked out with Panarin doesn't mean he will with Laine. Also did I miss something or did Panarin leave money on the table to walk at the first opportunity to do so?
I think Laine will be fine but bad argument.
Why would he? Laine has been a pretty good player bothways since last season. Was the best forward in his only game he played so far in this season. He will do fine.Torts will eat Laine alive. From Columbus' perspective, this trade is hilarious to me.
Not disagreeing with your first sentence, however the bolded sentence contradicts itself. You have not watched Laine at all if you claim that about his play without the puck. None, not after his rookie season anyway.
He has a long way to go to be a "selke candidate".Agreed. Imo PLD is the classic 2 centre, who takes on the hard matchup role, and still puts up 60+ points. He’s a future Selke candidate. Great young player, but Laine is a great young player too.
This is my point. When I was "comparing" Panarin to Laine I wasn't talking it like Laine was comparable to Panarin, clearly not lol (at least not yet ), but Panarin isn't exactly a two way grinding powerforward is he? But even when it was clear he was leaving CBJ, he gave his A-game and obviously had no issues with Tortorella. As long as Laine does the same (and I have no doubt he will, looking at his game from his past season and the one game so far), he will be fine.Not sure what this means but, yes, Panarin left money on the table as he wanted to play in NY. That's the way some are. People want to shit on Columbus but he had no issues here, loved it here and played like the elite player he is. He simply wanted to play in NY. To me, that shows he wasn't a money hungry jerk, truly wanted to play somewhere. He got along fine with Torts, as do most of the CBJ players. Great locker room so we'll get a feel for Laine pretty quickly. If he gives effort, he'll have rope. That's the Panarin comparison. Panarin always gave effort even if he did make mistakes. We're seeing similar growing pains with Alexander Texier. He's making mistakes but giving effort and improving.
Great that you admitted that you have not watched Laine at all. Have a nice day.It most certainly does not. He’s barely an NHL player when he’s not in the offensive zone. It’s been a complaint about his game for years. When Torts doesn’t put up with it, don’t be surprised.
Yes he did, he had better offers from both CBJ and also Colorado (the latter as in better AAV, shorter contract). It was his modeling GF who said we are going to NYC.
Not sure what this means but, yes, Panarin left money on the table as he wanted to play in NY. That's the way some are. People want to shit on Columbus but he had no issues here, loved it here and played like the elite player he is. He simply wanted to play in NY. To me, that shows he wasn't a money hungry jerk, truly wanted to play somewhere. He got along fine with Torts, as do most of the CBJ players. Great locker room so we'll get a feel for Laine pretty quickly. If he gives effort, he'll have rope. That's the Panarin comparison. Panarin always gave effort even if he did make mistakes. We're seeing similar growing pains with Alexander Texier. He's making mistakes but giving effort and improving.
I think this deal makes the Jets better and the Bluejackets worse. So I have to disagree that this is a bad trade for the Jets. I think the Jets gave up more but the team will be better. I don't see how this makes the Bluejackets better with literally the worst Center depth in the NHL. I also don't think this is a good fit for Laine and he will want our soon.
Laine will have to dig deep if he is going to toss any excuses Kekalainen's wayGood value both ways. But Torts will eat Laine alive. And PLD goes from Columbus to Winnipeg. This trade is hilarious to me.
Over these a few years I haven't seen any talk about Laine having issues with Maurice's personality. It has been all about his usage in the Jets lineup. There's been gossip about a problem with Wheeler, again related to usage, but that too is different.
I mean, has any player ever had a personal issue with Maurice...? He's the opposite of Torts.
We'll see soon enough how it actually goes in Columbus.