Extra time and space seems a lot less of an issue with Wheeler and Scheifele. That Scheif pass last night was unreal.
Laine has already 70% amount of assists than he had in the whole last season
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Extra time and space seems a lot less of an issue with Wheeler and Scheifele. That Scheif pass last night was unreal.
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That scheif pass was unreal, but there's very few people in the world who can one-time that puck with that kind of accuracy and velocity.
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So far this year Laine looks much better than he ever has. He was all over the ice yesterday. Not only did he pick up 4 points but got credit for 8 hits too.
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Going all the way back to his rookie year Laine’s productivity plummeted when he was playing with Little, he was over a point per game when Little wasn’t his Centerman. Little’s production also dropped when he was with Laine so it’s not just a case of Little being the problem. That combination simply doesn’t work but Paul Maurice just keeps going back to it as his default.
With Little coming back soon, I can all but guarantee that they will be paired up again 2 weeks from now, and neither will produce anything 5v5.
With Little coming back soon, I can all but guarantee that they will be paired up again 2 weeks from now, and neither will produce anything 5v5.
Linemates were a problem but far from his biggest problem last year. You do him a disservice to not credit him for fixing his back, improving his skating and getting in better shape this summer.
He didn't play with Scheifele the first couple games this year and still looked good. And Copp is worse than Little.
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Scheif is the real motor in WPG. Ehlers looked like an Allstar when he was on the Scheif line earlier this year.
Laine should send Luke Kunin a box of chocos.
I wonder if that hoser Brian Burke still thinks Laine is a one trick pony. 
What was last year's slump about then?
And why is he playing on the first line this year? Was it all about the contract?
And why is he playing on the first line this year? Was it all about the contract?
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I don't know, i think Mario is a pretty good comparable
If you ask me he took things for granted last year. After his rookie year people kept bringing up tough sophomore seasons to him all the time in interviews during the summer and he sounded like he wanted to take the challenge and do well. Finishing 2nd in the Rocket race was certainly good i think after a great 2nd half he just thought things would be easy from there on out.
I actually saw him in the summer a year ago and my nephew asked for an autograph. We chatted for a minute or so and the HFme was thinking "man, he doesn't look like he's in athlete shape"
Then in the training camp interview he once again said he hasn't skated at all in the summer and i was like ooh boy.
This year he apparently started skating early in the summer, had people in the Jets organization telling him how it is and that he needs to put in the work to get better and he's playing with a chip on his shoulder from last year. His work ethic is a lot better now and seeing it bring results feeds confidence. Last nights game (the shot and dangle+pass) was the Laine i've been missing.
Honestly looking back year+, if someone from the future told me Laine will suck in 18/19 and then have a fantastic season in 19/20 it would've made a lot of sense.
Still early, but a good start for sure. Something he didn't have the last couple years so that's encouraging.
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Copp is a better possession driver than Little is at this point in his career. Copp’s P/60 last year was better than anything Little has done in 3-4 years. Some of this is that both Little and Laine suffer when paired together though.
Putting a 2-way C with size like Copp between two dynamic wingers is a combination that can work well IMO. Little would be better utilized with Lowry and Perreault IMO.
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He played several weeks on the first line last March as well, but result was average at best, at least if we compare to what he is doing now.
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Laine is not only scoring, but he is hitting. 8 registered hits last night. Most on either team. There are no glass shoulders on an angry Laine.I wonder if that hoser Brian Burke still thinks Laine is a one trick pony.
Most of anyone’s assists are going to be of the garden variety kind, even Marner.
I wonder if that hoser Brian Burke still thinks Laine is a one trick pony.
I'm recording 2 hours of Hockey Central just to hear that fat loser eat crow.
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Rantanen, of course. Has track-sprinters as parents. All siblings are athletes. He is the slowest one of them.
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Yes, teams have a history pumping / deflating players tires before trades / contracts. So in part it could very well be about that
But I think the biggest reasons by far are his previous summe training (---> more back problems), and Winnipeg having way more wingers than centers (when Stastny was in town, Laine was doing pretty good, even though his skating wasn't great even then)
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One of my favourite all-time interview answers, in response to a reporter asking Laine if he's becoming more of a playmaker: "I hope not".
Eat your words, Patrik.
Eat your words, Patrik.
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Bryan Burke will eat anything and ask for seconds.
Tis no man, but a remorseless eating machine.
With all due fairness, people speak in relation to the time
Last year he was a one trick pony. I am impressed by his game this year. He has seemed to take it upon himself to get better
This is really cool to see
I think out of all the young talent in the league today, Laine was the hardest to get a read on. You know what guys like McDavid and even Matthews and such will give you, more or less.
I still feel as though Laine's ceiling is sky high - but his floor really really low. Such a big range. Would be nice to see him put together a good season. Not too long ago people were saying Laine ~ Matthews. I'd like to see Laine reach that level still.
I think out of all the young talent in the league today, Laine was the hardest to get a read on. You know what guys like McDavid and even Matthews and such will give you, more or less.
I still feel as though Laine's ceiling is sky high - but his floor really really low. Such a big range. Would be nice to see him put together a good season. Not too long ago people were saying Laine ~ Matthews. I'd like to see Laine reach that level still.
That's not the way, the Jets operate though. Then, they would have played Ehlers over Connor on the topline and PP1 all of last season.
Damn. Didn't know all you had to do was average 36 goals/season to be in the top 5 of the most important category in hockey... Thanks.
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He was just asked about this again and he said "I still want to score goals more than I want assists".
He ain't eating NOTHING
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True dat. It was beautiful execution by both. Scheif didn't even look at Laine for seconds and even Laine was caught off guard by that pass. So, what do you do when you get a surprise puck in the middle off a rush stride? Naturally you perfectly one-time it to the net.
Kudos for both guys. Scheif for carrying the puck and perfecting the pass without even looking and Laine for one-timing that pass in the net mid stride. There's not a lot of guys in the game capable of doing either of those things.
