Florida, Pittsburgh, Edmonton and Islanders fans, would you take Laine or Matthews?

Add Laine or Matthews?


  • Total voters
    96
Status
Not open for further replies.

Canovin

1% is the new 11.5%
Oct 27, 2010
17,384
8,101
780
Matthews for the Oilers simply because we've seen how the duo performed incredibly at the WC
 

Laineux

Registered User
Aug 1, 2011
5,267
2,826
Laine for Edmonton.

Matthews is better in vacuum, but Laine with McDavid would be something else. Also would be a huge add for their powerplay which has been a major weakness.
 

LordNeverLose

Registered User
Jul 2, 2015
6,509
3,776
Picking a fight
What's the context here? Why these teams?

Regardless, I'd take Matthews. Better player and would provide a safety net for JT leaving. Although Laine next to Barzal makes me salivate so it's tough.
 

hockeyguy1967

Trans hockey fan! Go Leafs and Oilers!
Aug 24, 2017
2,290
1,159
Matthews for the Oilers simply because we've seen how the duo performed incredibly at the WC
Huh, They were barely average. McDavid gave Matthews a bunch of tap in's that anyone could have scored with.
 

Ainec

Panetta was not racist
Jun 20, 2009
21,784
6,429
come on, Matthews looked damn good for Team NA

him and Rielly were standouts
 

DesertPenguin

Registered User
Apr 22, 2015
3,063
1,582
Pittsburgh fan here. Despite our C depth I still go with Matthews. Cs are more valuable than Ws, plain and simple. If we somehow got Matthews I'd deal Brassard for a LW and allow Matthews to slowly pick up the slack for Crosby/Malkin as they age. Sid will make an excellent 3rd line C into his late 30s.
 

M C D A V I D

Registered User
Feb 12, 2018
567
372
Tbh I was going to say Laine. But it might be better to have Drai play with Mcdavid and have Matthews as the 2C.

Though having a one-shot scorer for the PP is mighty tempting. Mcdavid could get a 100A season feeding Laine.
 

GodEmperor

Registered User
Oct 12, 2017
2,919
3,168
Good thread, one thing I find interesting is that the comments are scored:

Matthews 6
Laine 3 (not counting a Dallas fan)

While the poll is scored:

Matthews 5
Laine 17
 

stepdad gaary

Registered User
Dec 5, 2011
7,249
814
im a penguins fan and i voted laine. i dont necessarily think one will be that much better than the other i just prefer laine. i think his talent is harder to find
 

Burnt Biscuits

Registered User
May 2, 2010
9,164
3,179
Oilers fan voting Matthews, you can always play a center on the wing, so I'll just take the player I think is the superior player all around.
 
  • Like
Reactions: PuckG

Empoleon8771

Registered User
Aug 25, 2015
80,403
77,991
Redmond, WA
Penguins fan voted Laine for 2 reasons:

1. Laine is a guy that can make Kessel expendable in the long run, which could give the Penguins some cap relief and a ton of assets. Matthews isn't going to make Malkin or Crosby expendable, because those two are 100% not being traded.
2. Matthews will probably make more money on his next contract than Laine due to what position he plays, which is a negative.

I don't think there's a huge difference between the two, just small things that would make me pick Laine.
 

CanadienShark

Registered User
Dec 18, 2012
37,357
10,609
Florida: Matthews.
Edmonton: Close, but Laine imo.
Pittsburgh: Laine.
Islanders: Close, but Matthews imo.
 

Ainec

Panetta was not racist
Jun 20, 2009
21,784
6,429
correct answer is Matthews for all these teams

center position is just so important and I say this as a bigger fan of Laine's character and swag

matthews is boring af
 

ChaoticOrange

Registered User
Jun 29, 2008
50,532
29,152
Edmonton
Edmonton fan voting Laine, but I’d play him with Draisaitl, not McDavid.

McDavid is almost unstoppable all by himself. Get Draisaitl-Laine out to wreak havoc on 2nd lines and 2nd pairings.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad

Ad

-->