I told a Jets fan that Matthews was better than Laine

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LeafSteel

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Yesterday I came back from Walt Disney World and while I was at there at my Hotel waiting in line to meet one of the characters I saw a guy wearing a Laine combination jersey/hoodie. Anyway I told him in a joking way that Matthews was the better player. He laughed for and tells me in a nice way that Matthews is nothing more than a 2nd line centre. So I finally tell him at least we have both Matthews and Tavares as our #1 and #2 centres and he didn't say I was wrong about that.

Sounds like you were talking to Goofy.

Uh huwh, uh huwh!!!
 
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klmdg

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I checked out Laine’s goals this year.

He has 4 goals in 12 games against teams currently sitting in a playoff position. Those came against Calgary, Edmonton and Colorado.

He has 19 goals in 24 games against non-playoff teams, and 17 of those came in just 8 games against St. Louis, Vancouver, Chicago and Florida. In those games, Winnipeg outscored the opposition 39 to 23.

Couple of things I take away from that:

1) Laine feasts when the worst teams in the league have an especially bad night defensively and give up a ton of goals.

2) The Jets have had a really soft schedule to start the year.
 
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82Ninety42011

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Canucks fan that likes the Jets but sorry not a debate Mathews wins here. Laine is a talent for sure but Mathews has him and it's not really close either.
 

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I would only say, “you’re right bro, Matthews has never scored on his own net. Clearly a 2nd line player”. Let him digest the salt for a long long time.
 

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Yesterday I came back from Walt Disney World and while I was at there at my Hotel waiting in line to meet one of the characters I saw a guy wearing a Laine combination jersey/hoodie. Anyway I told him in a joking way that Matthews was the better player. He laughed for and tells me in a nice way that Matthews is nothing more than a 2nd line centre. So I finally tell him at least we have both Matthews and Tavares as our #1 and #2 centres and he didn't say I was wrong about that.

You should have asked,”who’s Laine?”
 
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Yesterday I came back from Walt Disney World and while I was at there at my Hotel waiting in line to meet one of the characters I saw a guy wearing a Laine combination jersey/hoodie. Anyway I told him in a joking way that Matthews was the better player. He laughed for and tells me in a nice way that Matthews is nothing more than a 2nd line centre. So I finally tell him at least we have both Matthews and Tavares as our #1 and #2 centres and he didn't say I was wrong about that.


LOL, Jets fans are cute, they think because they can sell out a 6,000 seat rink every night they "know" hockey.

Every time a Jets fan wears their (our) logo, they are looking at history approved by the Maple Leafs. The Jets had to ask Toronto for permission to put a Leaf on their jersey.
 
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Bluelines

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The numbers speak for themselves.

Player Comparison Finder | Hockey-Reference.com
ScoringGoalsPer GamePoint SharesAdjusted
PlayerTmPosFromToActiveGPGAPTS+/-PIMEVPPSHGWSS%TOIGAPTSSOPSDPSPSGAPTS
Patrik LaineWPGRW201620193191103611641072643901657318.032940.540.320.863.0018.83.622.413773210
Auston MatthewsTORC20162019316793731663828732001754117.229890.560.440.993.2419.34.323.612194215
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
 

LeafSteel

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LOL, Jets fans are cute, they think because they can sell out a 6,000 seat rink every night they "know" hockey.

Every time a Jets fan wears their (our) logo, they are looking at history approved by the Maple Leafs. The Jets had to ask Toronto for permission to put a Leaf on their jersey.

I’m glad Burke did the right thing and approved the use of the Maple Leaf for the Jets new jersey. They look very sharp and distinct from ours. Tampa’s jersey are much bigger rip offs of our jersey.

Big spot in my heart for the Winnipeg fans. I’m glad they got their team back and are doing Canada proud supporting their team the way they do. Love that they are a damn good team, too.

If some of their fans get a little carried away, good for them. Leafs nation has more than our share of ding dongs as well.....
 

Damisoph

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The only people still interested in this tired debate are Jets fans, when Laine (stylistic Mario) is on a hot streak.
 
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I’m a Canuck’s fan who absolutely HATES the Leafs. However, my favourite player as a youngster was #14 Dave Keon. Matthews reminds me of Keon, except he’s a lot bigger. IMHO, AM is the best player in the league today. McDavid is flashy, but AM is close in offence, and far harder on the D side of the puck. Did I say I hate the Leafs? :D

Interesting and fair. Cool ;))
 

Ronald Ocean

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Just wait until Laine signs his contract. Will be hilarious to see them paying 9+ mil for a one dimensional winger.
 

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I am still looking to discover all the talent that people say he has like he is so talented

Is he a great skater?................nope
Is he a great play maker...........nope
Is he a great dangler................nope
Is he a great fore checker.........nope
Is he a great back checker........nope
Is he great at zone exits...........nope
Is he great at zone entries........nope
Is he great in the dirty areas.....nope
Is he great on the boards.........nope

Someone please tell me where all his talent is because i don't and never have seen it!

Funny I told all the Laine fanboys in his first year that Marner has more talent in his small toe than Laine has in his whole body, they laughed. Marner is clearly more talented and better in all those aspects of the game that I listed. Does anyone notice that the fanboys no longer post anything Laine on the Maine Boards? It's because people have woken up to the fact that he truly is not a very good hockey player.

They now keep anything Laine on the Jets board and can keep lying to each other, and keep patting their backs and keep praising what a great player he is (LMFAO).

If someone sees anything great about Laine except for his shot please point it out to me because i keep watching but don't see anything spectacular in his game, where is all this talent?????

They keep mentioning his age.....he is only 18, he is only 19, he is only 20, he hasn't improved a lick since he entered the League. Don't forget he is going to be only 21 in a few months. This is the guy they predicted 80 goals 160 points ......This is the same guy who stated he should have been picked No 1!

Fortunately for us HUNTER ALWAYS DRAFTS THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE. We all know who that player was/is and isn't/was Laine!!!
 

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The numbers speak for themselves.

Player Comparison Finder | Hockey-Reference.com
ScoringGoalsPer GamePoint SharesAdjusted
PlayerTmPosFromToActiveGPGAPTS+/-PIMEVPPSHGWSS%TOIGAPTSSOPSDPSPSGAPTS
Patrik LaineWPGRW201620193191103611641072643901657318.032940.540.320.863.0018.83.622.413773210
Auston MatthewsTORC20162019316793731663828732001754117.229890.560.440.993.2419.34.323.612194215
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Laine has also averaged around a minute more per game on the powerplay compared to Matthews and has had the luxury of being on the teams first unit whereas Matthews until this season played on a second unit.

Now that we're getting to see Matthews on a #1 PP unit his true offensive upside is starting to show.
 
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