Player Discussion: Patrik Laine - MOD WARNING IN OP

[Board Bard]

I noticed this also and thought man, is coaching that easy. I think this was interview after the hatty game.
JETS @ RANGERS - MAR 06, 2018
At 1:55:20 he mentionens something like this.

Yep, that's the one. Thanks for posting it.

Quite posssible skating wasn't the ONLY issue discussed at the meeting. After all, skating has a purpose, and they could have talked about what purpose Laine should put his better skating to.

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

I remember saying that I hope Laine scores 40 by seasons end and someone else commented he there was no chance to do it with the remaining games...

You don’t know Laine do you?

 

[grieves]

Nice job, kid.

Ehlers drew the penalty. Nice job, kid.

I swear I've seen this play before. Great pass by Wheels:

 

[Calendal]

I remember saying that I hope Laine scores 40 by seasons end and someone else commented he there was no chance to do it with the remaining games...

You don’t know Laine do you?

50 drawing closer. Still unlikely but odds better than yesterday

 

[Aavco Cup]

 

[Festinator]

Nice job, kid.

Ehlers drew the penalty. Nice job, kid.

I swear I've seen this play before. Great pass by Wheels:

Maybe Laine should work on his originality and start one timing it from behind his back to add some flair

 

[FinProspects]

So what kind of contract Laine will get? I mean, how much a perennial 50goal scorer usually makes, I guess quite a lot...

 

[Laineux]

Three weeks ago I thought Laine would end up with maybe 35 goals. 40 would've surprised me.

Now he's making a run at 50. Insane.

 

[Neuf]

Laine versus Ovechkin on Monday!!

 

[KB1971]

Did anyone else notice 29 switch sticks before the PP and after (he scored)? First time I've noticed that, does he always switch sticks for the PP?

The kid has really picked up his play. Not just the goals, all over the ice. Everyone back at the Colony must be real proud.

 

[grieves]

Did anyone else notice 29 switch sticks before the PP and after (he scored)? First time I've noticed that, does he always switch sticks for the PP?

The kid has really picked up his play. Not just the goals, all over the ice. Everyone back at the Colony must be real proud.

He just gets a fresh stick to minimize the chance of breaking on the PP.

 

[KB1971]

He just gets a fresh stick to minimize the chance of breaking on the PP.

But does he always switch after? Never noticed before. Maybe after was just cause it was 40...

 

[QnebO]

Assuming he's at his prime already, 55-60G in a crazy season should be possible, but you can't count on a crazy season like that ever happening.

Not a chance. Of course, anything can happen and everything can always go wrong for any one, but he's just not in prime yet this season.. Though hes taken some steps during this season.

 

[Aggie204]

Did anyone else notice 29 switch sticks before the PP and after (he scored)? First time I've noticed that, does he always switch sticks for the PP?

The kid has really picked up his play. Not just the goals, all over the ice. Everyone back at the Colony must be real proud.

He just gets a fresh stick to minimize the chance of breaking on the PP.

I thought I read it somewhere it’s a different flex he uses when he is on the PP?

 

[grieves]

I thought I read it somewhere it’s a different flex he uses when he is on the PP?

Not unless he started doing that suddenly. IIRC he said in an interview (the videos I translated way back) that he just gets a fresh stick and that's it.

 

[Bruce Granville]

I thought I read it somewhere it’s a different flex he uses when he is on the PP?

Yes, it has a different flex. I think it has a different length, too.
That's why he changed it back.

 

[NotCommitted]

Not a chance. Of course, anything can happen and everything can always go wrong for any one, but he's just not in prime yet this season.. Though hes taken some steps during this season.

Well I don't believe it at all, it was an assumption made in the sake of speculation

Btw. looking at top goal scorers, many of them seem to have that completely crazy 1 season that sticks out. Ovechkin has his 65 goal season, Stamkos scored 60 one year, Selänne had 76, Hull 86. What all of those have in common, no one came even close to those numbers before or ever since. Stamkos 2nd best season is 51, Ovechkin 56, Hull 72. Selänne 52 - though in Teemu's case it's skewed by the fact that he missed most of his 2nd season and after that it was all dead-puck era, so he had no realistic chance to replicate his rookie season.

 

[KB1971]

Yes, it has a different flex. I think it has a different length, too.
That's why he changed it back.

It makes sense. Never noticed before.

 

[NotCommitted]

Btw. I just realized by scoring his 40th goal this season, Laine's career totals are now at 76. Something about that number seems familiar

 

[jetsforever]

15 goals in his last 11 games

 

[Mestaruus]

Looks like Ovie isn't scoring. One minute left. Ovie empty netter would suck here.

 

[Duke749]

Yes, it has a different flex. I think it has a different length, too.
That's why he changed it back.

Where has that been stated?

 

[BB88]

15 goals in his last 11 games

Laine showing special talent already at 19y when he's on a mission he's one deadly player.

 

[Halberdier]

I thought I read it somewhere it’s a different flex he uses when he is on the PP?

Yes, it has a different flex. I think it has a different length, too.
That's why he changed it back.

That was just speculation and when interviewed, Laine himself busted that theory.

He said that he only uses a new stick for PP to minimize the risk of breaking the stick. Same flex, same lentgh etc.

In the end it would make no sense to have a different stick for PP since it would handle differently.

Laine has a long, 87 flex stick with low kick. The same stick on ES, PP and would be on PK as well.

After the 40. goal (and maybe after other goals too) he might also want to just collect that stick, though this is just pure speculation by me.

 

[RageQuit77]