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Patrick Laine (18!) scores his second career hat trick in his 14th career game!
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Gsus
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There is couple of unsolved homicides in Tampere.
Wasn't there an unsolved stabbing murder in his childhood environment Tesoma not too long ago?
Did he do something nobody has ever done before in NHL history? I get that Werenski is doing great but how can you realistically compare to someone breaking offensive records and suggesting their start of the season might be equally impressive?
Kelly
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You don't often see 19 year olds leading the league in points per game for dmen, and +2.
its early
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No you do not, he is doing fantastic.
But is it equal or comparable to being the first player ever to score 11 in 14, as an 18 year old?
I'd say Laine has been more impressive so far.
Hard to argue with that.
I'm glad we get another 70 or so games before they have to choose the Calder.
Royale With Cheese
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Was there a never ending comparison like this Matthews and Laine one when Seguin and Hall were drafted?
Who really cares about #1 and #2 picks. Two great players, just enjoy.
Who really cares about #1 and #2 picks. Two great players, just enjoy.
The Winter Soldier
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Yep. It's kind of inevitable. Hell, it still comes up to this day now and again.
In any case, sure looks like we're going to have one heck of a Calder race.
goblin3
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Would people know what I mean if I said outside of his (crazy) goal total so far, he isn't really playing that we'll overall yet? He's still a rookie but his all around game is so far from where it can be.
How many more chances will his line generate over a season if he cuts his unforced turnovers in half? Or starts winning more board battles... exciting times here.
How many more chances will his line generate over a season if he cuts his unforced turnovers in half? Or starts winning more board battles... exciting times here.
I think he made one cross ice pass in the last game on PP that ended up intercepted. And he lost one board battle to Faksa (?) that resulted in a turnover.
But he won most battles in the corners (previous game too) and did not turn it over. I think lately in the past few games, he has adjusted already and is doing exactly what you are describing here. He's also winning 1 on 1 physical battles in front of the net and scoring because of that.
Then when you add skill, strength, mass and more experience to that...I've got no clue anymore what station that train is headed to.
In the interview he just gave, he said that he just started going to the corners more and in front of the net more...like he is working on that aspect of his game now. And he's already doing a great job at that.
Jyssy
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There is couple of unsolved homicides in Tampere.
And in Tesoma ontop of that. Coincidence that the killing stopped when Laine left for the NHL? I think not.
Let Laine be a kid. No reason to expect more than a 40-50 point rookie season despite the good start to his career.
Gsus
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Well I've seen a massive improvement him after those first couple of games. He was forcing the dekes too much.
That's a weird comment honestly because he has improved a lot from where he was not many games ago. Now he dumps the pucks in situations when he earlier hang on to the puck just to lose it. It's not perfect yet, but it's improved and getting better.
There's literally every reason to believe numbers well above that if he stays injury free. He might hit those numbers in goals alone.
There is no reason to believe anymore at this point, that he would have a 40-50 point season...other than thinking that injury is more than likely to end it before he has 40-50 games played. I don't know why you would expect that to happen, it's possible of course but the likeliness of that is small.
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Laine should get another Hatty tonight in the desert, should be fun; not the hockey but the salt after it! 
Calderon
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Re: Laine's interview: Frankly this kind of over-the-top humility is off-putting. "No, I'm not a stats guy, I don't look at the score sheet, that's for people outside of hockey" and "I'd be just as happy having score one or zero goals after 14 games". Come on. Is this from a interview play book teams give to rookies and have them memorize? What's wrong in enjoying succeeding in your profession in a personal level and admitting as much? You can still state that personal stats and success are secondary to team's success. It's as if there's no middle ground between a good generic team player and a (perceived) selfish punk. Everyone knows he's not helping the team win much either if he's at zero goals after 14 games. Hockey interview culture is hella boring (not that I'm new to it, just venting).
