Laine relegated to the 4th line

[Artorius Horus T]

Perfect.....

Torts have finally gone on full insane mode.

Tortorella must have some really seriously incriminating
pictures of Jarmo Kekäläinen, Jackets owner, or whom ever
he blackmails to keep his job.

Torts is probably worse coach than PoMo at the moment...
mentally ill or something..

If Tortorella still keeps his job after this season...

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Has Laine been that bad or is Torts just being Torts?

Torts is just torts

 

[Plural]

I think people gotta stop blaming Torts on this.

This has to suck for Columbus though. They have cap space so can qualify him for 7.5 m.

Or

You let your asset go for free.

As a pens fan I'd be tempted to try to get him for a cheap deal if he doesn't get qualified. Bed have a lot of teams lining up for his potential.

Wonder what team he would go to and how much.

With the way he's been playing, he probably is not getting that qualifying offer. Small part of me is thinking it's his plan. But with the effort he's shown this season, he's worth no more than 1.5-2 million for one year deal.

 

[GreeningOil]

They have both hit 40 goals once in their careers. Obviously Laine is considerbly younger and still has time to rebound but both players aren't exactly on an upward trajectory.

No doubt there. I think Laine would do well with McDavid where Skinner would be a lame addition to Edm

 

[Iapyi]

Phil Kessel is another one. Great shot, excellent on the second or third line and PP, but no way he should ever have been top line, or paid top line money.

Good post. It's the truth and some posters like the one in post # 45 said don't get it and never will.

Soft lazy floater. Casual or newbie fans think all it takes to be a good hockey player is to have a good shot. The sizzle is there, the substance isn't. Complete hockey players detest playing with guys like Liane and kielsel.

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

Phil Kessel is another one. Great shot, excellent on the second or third line and PP, but no way he should ever have been top line, or paid top line money.

He won 2 cups posting 90+ point seasons with consecutive 30 goal seasons. Kessel put unquestionable work ethic into the post season and although he was by no stretch a defensive minded player, pens fans will come to bat for how much of a better effort he brings night in and night out.

Laine is an entitled brat.

 

[Tuggy]

How many injuries does CBJ have? That roster is pretty bad.

 

[Crabapple]

Why not sit him rather than play him on the 4th line? Certainly a plug would fill that role better. What a disaster this is turning out to be.

 

[Confucius]

In the where are they now category?.... Laine is better... lmao

 

[teugen]

Which Finnish team is the favorite to sign him? Looks like he'll be there in a few years.

Tappara. If he ever goes back to Liiga its Tappara.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

With the way he's been playing, he probably is not getting that qualifying offer. Small part of me is thinking it's his plan. But with the effort he's shown this season, he's worth no more than 1.5-2 million for one year deal.

I Mean that's the issue.
You traded a top 6 C (1st line center possibly as well) for this guy.

Letting him loose means you lost your asset.
Columbus I know is a small market team but you almost have to bite the bullet I feel and give it another go with a different coach.

Very tough decision for management because he is worth nothing right now and it's either give him up or sign him at 7.5 million.

 

[Plural]

I Mean that's the issue.
You traded a top 6 C (1st line center possibly as well) for this guy.

Letting him loose means you lost your asset.
Columbus I know is a small market team but you almost have to bite the bullet I feel and give it another go with a different coach.

Very tough decision for management because he is worth nothing right now and it's either give him up or sign him at 7.5 million.

I wouldn't sign him. He either is a completely unfit to the team or he just full stop doesn't wan't to play there. It was a trade that seemingly backfired. Just cut your losses and let him go.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Are you talking about rookie Mcdavid or current Mcdavid?

Current Mcdavid is above average defensively. I have stats to prove it, but its just too much work.

That's right. There are a whopping 18 forwards who have been on the ice for more goals against. (15 of them have played at least part of the season on teams that are currently out of a playoff position, six of them on last place teams.)

 

[Albatros]

Sign and trade, no point in letting him walk.

 

[Egghead1999]

Are you talking about rookie Mcdavid or current Mcdavid?

Current Mcdavid is above average defensively. I have stats to prove it, but its just too much work.

To be fair, I don't watch Mcdavid all games this season. I only watched vs leafs / Calgary / Vancouver. I saw him did fly-by or cheat on the break-out sometimes, and a few times this led to a goal against. Of course, he did score once in a while with the rush.

 

[Plural]

Sign and trade, no point in letting him walk.

How are you going to trade 7,5 million/year Laine? Who is going to take that contract?

 

[tellermine]

Someone is going to get dirty cheap 40 goal forward....

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Someone is going to get dirty cheap 40 goal forward....

...and it won't be Laine!

 

[Artorius Horus T]

In the where are they now category?.... Laine is better... lmao

Its easy to talk shit, when your player is doing great.
neither of the guys have yet to hit 50 goals a season you know..

 

[notDatsyuk]

He won 2 cups posting 90+ point seasons with consecutive 30 goal seasons. Kessel put unquestionable work ethic into the post season and although he was by no stretch a defensive minded player, pens fans will come to bat for how much of a better effort he brings night in and night out.

Laine is an entitled brat.

Pittsburgh was a perfect fit for Phil. Played on the second or third line, and lots of PP time (and probably the third or fourth best player on it, so he had lots of room). And Pittsburgh wasn't paying him top line money.

Perfect situation all round.

 

[cbjgirl]

How many injuries does CBJ have? That roster is pretty bad.

Jenner and Nyquist. Foligno traded. Koivu retired early in the season (one year deal that never really got started after he got Covid).

 

[Albatros]

How are you going to trade 7,5 million/year Laine? Who is going to take that contract?

A 23-year-old scorer of 30+ goals? His slump isn't going to keep teams away from him.

 

[Monk]

Jenner and Nyquist. Foligno traded. Koivu retired early in the season (one year deal that never really got started after he got Covid).

Plus Werenski and Korpisalo

 

[lottster14]

It's the lazy players fault before it's the tough coaches fault. I'm not sure Tortorella has lost the CBJ locker room, usually a coach gets let go quickly (torts himself in the past is an example) when that happens.

 

[Plural]

A 23-year-old scorer of 30+ goals? His slump isn't going to keep teams away from him.

He hasn't been a 30+ scorer this year and there's bunch of red flags. 7,5 million deal for him is not a desirable market value.

41 games, 10 goals, 8 assists and -26. He's absolutely horrible this season.