I told a Jets fan that Matthews was better than Laine

[LeafFever]

I really was happy when Winnipeg got a team back, but they act like jerks.

 

[Coachcorner]

Lainee's overall play and game 5 on 5 hockey...

Ain't even close to matthews. Laine is a powerplay player. A real goal scorer. He is laughed at at finland also, mayne that guy is funny. He plays games where he only does awful thangs to his own team......

 

[Al14]

Does it really matter?

If our Leafs had selected Laine, Jets fans would have laughed at us and gloated over the second coming of Jean Béliveau to their team in Matthews.

So, it doesn't matter. Our Leafs were always going to get the 2nd best player available at pick number one according to Jets fans.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Matthews can eat Laine and crap out Scheiffle

Excellent shiticism, Ricky.

 

[LeafFever]

Laine is more 1 dimensional than Phil Kessel ever was.

 

[LeafsNation75]

That's a tough choice, unless it's that pretend whole wheat, then it's a no-brainer.

So who tells Sabres fan about the Marner - Eichel debate?

If I saw a Sabres fan in WDW wearing an Eichel jersey I would have said Marner is better.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

That's a tough choice, unless it's that pretend whole wheat, then it's a no-brainer.

So who tells Sabres fan about the Marner - Eichel debate?

Tough choice between the Eichel sourdough and Marner multi-grain.

 

[Ash35]

Not only is Matthews better than Laine. Marner is better then Laine.

 

[Voodoo Child]

If I saw a Sabres fan in WDW wearing an Eichel jersey I would have said Marner is better.

Eichel played a full year in his rookie season, then missed 21 and 15 games respectively (and was never PPG or got 30 let alone 40 goals).

Matthews played a full rookie season and missed 20 and 13(?) so far.

Yet only Matthews is injury prone.

What's the deal with that?

 

[LeafsNation75]

Eichel played a full year in his rookie season, then missed 21 and 15 games respectively (and was never PPG or got 30 let alone 40 goals).

Matthews played a full rookie season and missed 20 and 13(?) so far.

Yet only Matthews is injury prone.

What's the deal with that?

I have said the same thing on the main boards when others mention Matthews being injury prone, even though others could have said the same thing about Eichel.

 

[Havoc]

Never understood this Matthews-Laine debate.

He's not even better than Marner so shouldn't even be considered for comparison with Matthews.

 

[Al14]

I really was happy when Winnipeg got a team back, but they act like jerks.

I have been looking to add a second NHL team to cheer for since the mid seventies.

The Sens would have been the logical choice since I live here in Ottawa. Their fan base here is far more annoying than Habs fans at times. Not to mention that some of them left the Leafs band wagon to become Sens fans. Disgusting IMHO.

Being an aviation enthusiast, the Jets were another good choice for me. But again, having access to the internet, and witnessing first hand the Leafs hate from their fan base, nauseates me no end. It's to the point where I hope they crash and burn every year, figuratively, of course.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Eichel played a full year in his rookie season, then missed 21 and 15 games respectively (and was never PPG or got 30 let alone 40 goals).

Matthews played a full rookie season and missed 20 and 13(?) so far.

Yet only Matthews is injury prone.

What's the deal with that?

Then we should say that Matthews and Eichel are both injury prone? That makes me feel better.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Then we should say that Matthews and Eichel are both injury prone? That makes me feel better.

I've highlighted in a post of mine I don't want to look back through my history (being on mobile, and being this site clearly purchased their servers from...from...from some shitty server store) that with very few exceptions, Ovechkin and Kopitar being two of them, that if you're a star player in the NHL, every so often you're gonna be missing time, unless you're a soft player like Kessel, Seguin or Kane.

Crosby, Bergeron, Getzlaf, Malkin, Barkov, Stamkos and even the almighty Giordano have missed significant time in their careers.

 

[ponder]

Nice story I guess? What’s the point of this thread?

 

[LeafFever]

I have been looking to add a second NHL team to cheer for since the mid seventies.

The Sens would have been the logical choice since I live here in Ottawa. Their fan base here is far more annoying than Habs fans at times. Not to mention that some of them left the Leafs band wagon to become Sens fans. Disgusting IMHO.

Being an aviation enthusiast, the Jets were another good choice for me. But again, having access to the internet, and witnessing first hand the Leafs hate from their fan base, nauseates me no end. It's to the point where I hope they crash and burn every year, figuratively, of course.

I found it odd Winnipeg fans decided to join in the Leaf hate so much and view the two teams as some massive rivalry.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Never understood this Matthews-Laine debate.

He's not even better than Marner so shouldn't even be considered for comparison with Matthews.

I always thought that Jets fans say Laine is better since he went 2nd overall because they didn't end up with Matthews at 1st overall.

Plus they also have this inferiority complex like when they chanted "Laine's better" during the first time Matthews played against him in their rookie seasons. Although considering Laine had his first hat trick against the Leafs that night it made their fan base even worse.

 

[LeafFever]

I always thought that Jets fans say Laine is better since he went 2nd overall because they didn't end up with Matthews at 1st overall.

Plus they also have this inferiority complex like when they chanted "Laine's better" during the first time Matthews played against him in their rookie seasons. Although considering Laine had his first hat trick against the Leafs that night it made their fan base even worse.

I hated that. They really looked like a small town doing that.

 

[Terrible GM]

Nice story I guess? What’s the point of this thread?

That LeafNation75 went to Disney World, and the rest of us didn't, cause everything else he brought up is just common knowledge.

The only player I really like for an all around game on the Jets (and is just a beast) is Mark Scheifele. That was just a great draft pick by Winnipeg. I never cared for one dimensional scores like Laine who are depended on the one timer feed for a large percentage of goals. That kind of player gets shut down in the playoffs.

 

[ImpartialNHLfan]

I've been told that Laine has more room to grow then Matthews. Somehow Matthews has peaked, yet Laine can make some serious "gains"... Or something like that.

 

[LeafsNation75]

I hated that. They really looked like a small town doing that.

Especially since it was Matthews 3rd career game and Laine's 4th career game at the time. Had it been the reverse and Leafs fans originally chanted Matthews is better, we would be slammed for saying something stupid like that.

 

[LeafChief]

What a thread..

 

[7even]

The absolute madman

 

[stickty111]

I love lamp.

Its wierd he doesnt like Matthews because he isnt classy, yet prefers Eichel?

 

[Mess]

I can guarantee he was not from Finland since he didn't have a finish accent, lol.

Yes I also know that Kapanen doesn't have an accent when you hear him being interviewed but this guy also had like 4 kids with him and they were also speaking perfect english with no accents.

Yikes sounds like you were outnumbered ..

Were you prepared to drop the mitts if it came down to it and a street fight broke out?

Then again you might have been able to call for backup from Mickey, Donald and Pluto in case a Matthews vs Laine instilled a royal rumble at Disney world the happiest place on earth. .