LW Patrik Laine - Tappara, FEL (2016 Draft)
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Patrik Laine wants to be 1st overall.
Patrik Laine wants to be 1st overall.
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He's going to need quite the season to push out Matthews.
Especially since it's hard to drop Matthews since it's hard to compare draft success from the Swiss league
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He can have dreams right? It isn't likely and will not happen but he can dream about it. I mean, who doesn't want to be a 1st overall pick?
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- Eikö tavoitteita pidä olla? Ei siinä muuten oikein mistään tule mitään. Olen asettanut itselleni selkeät tavoitteet, mihin pitää pyrkiä. Sen eteen tehdään hommia. Mielestäni on hyvä asia, että tavoitteita on, Laine kertoo MTV Sportille.
Shouldn't you have goals? What good is it if you don't have. I've set myself clear expectations/goals and I'm working towards them.
I think it's a good thing to have expectations Laine says.
I like this attitude.
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Also playing for ZSC Lions helps cos the weaker teams are easier to score against in NLA than in Liiga, but shhhh dont say that out loud there are actually Matthews fans who claim Liiga is not as good/less competitive despite Champions Hockey League results.
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The assist was a great individual effort, could have been a goal just as well. Generally I thought Laine looked good in the O-zone, but there were a couple times when he was caught on the boards near the blue line while Tappara had O-zone possession and was forced to make a dangerous giveaway. He got a couple attempts with his wrister but Tarkki also played a strong game and only let that one goal in.
I suppose 1st OA is a good goal for Laine but I'm not seeing it happening at the moment. The pieces are there but I think he'll need several years of development before becoming a player like that. His possession play shows promising signs and of course his instinct for scoring helps in everything he does in the O-zone. If he suddenly got a magical power-up that put him to his ceiling I'd say he would bear a resemblance with Jagr. So it's possible in that regard, but it's such a long ways off that it's going to be difficult to get there in just this one season. If he visibly switches a gear up during the season it'll become a more relevant topic.
I suppose 1st OA is a good goal for Laine but I'm not seeing it happening at the moment. The pieces are there but I think he'll need several years of development before becoming a player like that. His possession play shows promising signs and of course his instinct for scoring helps in everything he does in the O-zone. If he suddenly got a magical power-up that put him to his ceiling I'd say he would bear a resemblance with Jagr. So it's possible in that regard, but it's such a long ways off that it's going to be difficult to get there in just this one season. If he visibly switches a gear up during the season it'll become a more relevant topic.
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Its not only liiga but internationally his already ahead.
Armia u16-u20 finland national team
Games Played 69
Goals 30
Assist 31
Points 61
Laine u16-u20 finland national team
Games Played 28
Goals 31
Assist 12
Points 43
A lil' flawed logic. I'd imagine scoring gets progressively harder when the competition gets older. Would be far more informative to compare their seasons by age, as Laine hasn't even played in U20s yet.
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Definately a bit overstatement at the moment but he's definately one of those guys that can easily dominate with goals in NHL if everything goes smoothly.
It makes me sleep better knowing Laine has that passion to be the best and he already has that monster training attitude as far as I'm concerned.
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He can do it, it's realistic goal for him. Instead of saying a sure bet, he sets the bar high, but not impossibly high. Good choise by him.
From last U18.
Cant wait for him and Puljujärvi to spank all the opponents this year at u20, they are year stronger now. And add Mikko Rantanen and Kasperi Kapanen + Sebastian Aho to the team.. it's gonna be ****ing awesome offense, I have never waited U20 this much. I think it's more important than the adults WHC this year for me.
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I feel the same way.
If I could decide between winning the U20 or WC this year, I wouldn't even think twice. I mean, it's our home tourney and what kind of boost winning it would give to our young players for the future.
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