Speculation: Frank Servalli says Laine/Ehlers could be trade bait for Winnipeg

[HabsAddict]

I totally agree and see where you're coming from. How about instead we do Jack Roslovic + Sami Niku for Domi?

I totally agree that you keep both of them and Elhers one for one.....or nothing.

In the real world when you bait and switch, just like here.....your laughed at.

 

[Hunter368]

Is there any actual source for this apparent 10-11 mil payday? I sure haven’t seen one

No there isn’t, that’s one poster pure speculation

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

I could get behind the idea of Anderson+Murray+Bemstrom for Ehlers+pick

 

[HabsAddict]

Where did this figure of of Laine demanding 10 - 11 million come from? Is there a legit source you can link to?

As for some teams being interested...maybe some teams dont have 4 60 point+ wingers and would like to add a bonafide 1st liner?

From a Jets fan perspective your offer is an obvious troll especially considering your worst case scenario - 30 goal Laine - would still be the Habs best scorer.

From a Habs perspective, there is a risk in Laine. He's already shown a he can score 44 and drop to 30.

A 44 goal player is elite....and so is his salary. A 30 goal scorer is more in the 5-7 milion range.

Laine is going to want to be paid Marner and Matthews money. Obviously the strenious denials from Jets fans is that you know that it will hurt.

 

[HabsAddict]

No there isn’t, that’s one poster pure speculation

Don't worry, Laine is going to see that if he takes 6 million, Jet fans will love him.

Keep sleeping on that old pre Marner and Matthews Leafs pillow.....

 

[Hunter368]

Don't worry, Laine is going to see that if he takes 6 million, Jet fans will love him.

Keep sleeping on that old pre Marner and Matthews Leafs pillow.....

I would recommend you stick to facts only.

The fact is Laine is signed now at 6.75 million and will absolutely get a deserved raise......to what level depends on many factors.....his performance, flat cap, his peers, term, etc. To-date there has been no approved source stating what those demands are.

 

[Adam da bomb]

Don't worry, Laine is going to see that if he takes 6 million, Jet fans will love him.

Keep sleeping on that old pre Marner and Matthews Leafs pillow.....

If that’s true Domi is going to demand 8 mil right?

 

[snowkiddin]

If Laine was signed to a longer deal, mayyyybe.

With his current deal and no extension in place, not a chance. If there is an extension, one would think it’s in the area of 9M$, meaning the Devils are taking on close to 2.5 M$ extra salary per year, with the cap being flat for at least 3 years.

I’d consider this, if Laine we’re to resign a LTC...

Laine + 10th overall
for
Hischier + 20th overall

Awful for Winnipeg. Absolutely awful.

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

Awful for Winnipeg. Absolutely awful.

If you think you’re getting a better player 1 for 1, for Laine, you’re dreaming in technicolor!

 

[snowkiddin]

If you think you’re getting a better player 1 for 1, for Laine, you’re dreaming in technicolor!

That offer wasn’t even 1 for 1. Laine is far better than Hischier and yet Winnipeg is giving up more value for him?

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

That offer wasn’t even 1 for 1. Laine is far better than Hischier and yet Winnipeg is giving up more value for him?

The jets are getting their #2 center, locked up for 7 more years at a team friendly deal whereas Laine will want to break the bank and has two less years of team control.

Those are things Gm’s look at but might be insignificant to the everyday fan. They don’t only look at points!

 

[Dache]

From a Habs perspective, there is a risk in Laine. He's already shown a he can score 44 and drop to 30.

A 44 goal player is elite....and so is his salary. A 30 goal scorer is more in the 5-7 milion range.

Laine is going to want to be paid Marner and Matthews money. Obviously the strenious denials from Jets fans is that you know that it will hurt.

What 30 goal scorers make 5mil?

 

[Whileee]

Classic HF:

"What are your needs?"
"Top pairing dman and a 2c"
"Here's our top pairing dman and a 2c"
"OMG such terble offur!"

I think we all remember Laine's performance when it was good...but I think we all remember when it was bad as well. So doubt chastise us for remembering both the good and bad and considering how much money he will likely want and balancing it all out.

Any team that trades for Laine isn't just getting the brief durations when he scores...you're getting everything else that comes with it.

Now that said, you can easily get a better offer than Dumo+McCann...but that's what we can offer within the parameters of what you said your need are.

If you don't have a good enough top pairing D or 2C, how does that address the need?

 

[snowkiddin]

The jets are getting their #2 center, locked up for 7 more years at a team friendly deal whereas Laine will want to break the bank and has two less years of team control.

Those are things Gm’s look at but might be insignificant to the everyday fan. They don’t only look at points!

Laine will end up being paid more because he’s two or three tiers above Hischier. The Jets would rather just sign him than to give him up for a lesser piece of while moving down in the draft.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

If the jets trade laine, they will regret it for the next decade+

 

[Hunter368]

If the jets trade laine, they will regret it for the next decade+

Depends.....

 

[Dr Quincy]

Classic HF:

"What are your needs?"
"Top pairing dman and a 2c"
"Here's our top pairing dman and a 2c"
"OMG such terble offur!"

I think we all remember Laine's performance when it was good...but I think we all remember when it was bad as well. So doubt chastise us for remembering both the good and bad and considering how much money he will likely want and balancing it all out.

Any team that trades for Laine isn't just getting the brief durations when he scores...you're getting everything else that comes with it.

Now that said, you can easily get a better offer than Dumo+McCann...but that's what we can offer within the parameters of what you said your need are.

Classic HF: Guy offers a 3rd line winger and calls him a 2nd line C.

 

[Belzebob]

Depends.....

the return for laine would have to fill the team's need.

a proven #2 centre younger than shief and a top 4 d that will clear the net.

i do not believe a trade is going to happen at the present time, unless that exact type of trade is made.

if there is 1 thing chevy has proven is that he is a patient man.

i can see the season starting and trying to fill the positions in-house.

there is the available cash to give laine a decent raise, if need be.

i do not see any major trades for the jets till the deadline.

 

[PhilJets]

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Lets not trade Laine.
A different coach will most likely use hims as a goal scorer not a 2way player.
Then he will score all those goals.
And torch the Jets for the next decade...

 

[Chayos]

If you think you’re getting a better player 1 for 1, for Laine, you’re dreaming in technicolor!

I am starting to feel sorry for Jets fans as posts like this about their player must be really taxing. You are the second absolutely out of touch poster that I have posted about in this thread alone.

Brooklyn called their bridge has an opening.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I could get behind the idea of Anderson+Murray+Bemstrom for Ehlers+pick

Glad to know I wasn’t totally off at least from a CBJ perspective on adding Bemstrom.

I feel like Ehlers would make such a big difference. Of course, he already does — in Winnipeg.

 

[Heldig]

If you think you’re getting a better player 1 for 1, for Laine, you’re dreaming in technicolor!

Prove to me that Hischier is better than Laine.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Why not fire Maurice, and see how Laine does then?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Why not fire Maurice, and see how Laine does then?

A Finnish Five staple for sure.

 

[Whileee]

Why not fire Maurice, and see how Laine does then?

A star player doesn't need the coach to perform. Laine played with Scheifele for the most part, and on the #1 PP. He had the 6th most ice time of all RWs in the league. Oh, and Connor managed to score 38 goals last season with Maurice as his coach.

Laine has had remarkable success as a scorer under Maurice in his first 4 seasons, starting at age 18.