Rantanen vs Laine

[Ceremony]

Nice to see how HF changes after ten games: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/thre...areer-mikko-rantanen-or-patrik-laine.2526725/

 

[Dabest]

gotta love dom

 

[Kelly]

This is still Laine for me, if we're talking about the future. Rantanen right now obvs

 

[VoluntaryDom]

But pee cereal isn't the issue?

I eat an unhealthy amount of cereal. If Rantanen pissed in it I’d be upset

 

[VoluntaryDom]

gotta love dom

What’s up wang hyd

 

[Paris in Flames]

I voted Rantanen but I fully admit this poll has been timed where it's the least favourable it can be for Laine.

Recency bias, etc. Rantanen currently looks fantastic. Laine looks like...something else.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I voted Rantanen but I fully admit this poll has been timed where it's the least favourable it can be for Laine.

Recency bias, etc. Rantanen currently looks fantastic. Laine looks like...something else.

Even last Rants out scored Laine and overall looked like the better player to me. But I think anyone would be able to tell you, that this isn’t the true Laine playing rn.

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

Nice to see how HF changes after ten games: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/thre...areer-mikko-rantanen-or-patrik-laine.2526725/

Yeah it’s actaullt pretty crazy, Laine is going through a slump rn and probably isn’t getting the respect he deserves just because of that while Rantanen has gotten to play with top line minutes beside a Top 5 Center and another great Winger for the past 2 seasons, we should judge from now on since Laine is being put in a similar situation after being promoted to the top line beside Scheifele and Wheeler(so we can actually give this a fair and more even estimate of who’s better offensively).

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yeah it’s actaullt pretty crazy, Laine is going through a slump rn and probably isn’t getting the respect he deserves just because of that while Rantanen has gotten to play with top line minutes beside a Top 5 Center and another great Winger for the past 2 seasons, we should judge from now on since Laine is being put in a similar situation after being promoted to the top line beside Scheifele and Wheeler(so we can actually give this a fair and more even estimate of who’s better offensively).

I think it’s pretty close between the two. Laine is clearly the better goal scorer and always will be; but rantanen brings such a well rounded offensive game that Laine doesn’t quite have. I don’t think you can really go wrong here, and it really comes down to how these two continue to develop over the next few seasons.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

How does Laine have this many votes? People like to watch a slow, uninterested floater coast around the ice waiting for a PP opportunity?

Well at least someone else is seeing it...for the first two periods tonight has done little but that and got demoted off the top line.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

These results are pretty comical. Laine already is or will be the best goal scorer in the league. That counts for something. No one counts Ovechkin's points against Hall's points or Benn's points. Rantanen is good, but goal-scorers should not be judged on their total number of points.

 

[LivingRentFree]

Well at least someone else is seeing it...for the first two periods tonight has done little but that and got demoted off the top line.

He was so bad that game that I actually feel bad for jets fans.

 

[Narow]

He was so bad that game that I actually feel bad for jets fans.

He is looking worse right now than ever...seems he drags down any line he is on. He didnt use to be that player (only in very brief moment his rookie season then more hiz sophomore).

It sucks... he isent improving or playing anywhere close to his potential. And people wanted to compare this year to ovis rookie year. Lmao embarrasing

 

[Sky04]

watching the games tampas best player has arguably been cedric paquette, does that make him an elite player?

No it hasn't not even close, stop trying to make up bs for your dumb opinion.

 

[BB88]

These results are pretty comical. Laine already is or will be the best goal scorer in the league. That counts for something. No one counts Ovechkin's points against Hall's points or Benn's points. Rantanen is good, but goal-scorers should not be judged on their total number of points.

Laine isn't a threat like Ovy though.

 

[Gabranth]

Right now it's Rantanen, but Laine has more potential so I voted for him.

 

[Asiantuntija]

He is looking worse right now than ever...seems he drags down any line he is on. He didnt use to be that player (only in very brief moment his rookie season then more hiz sophomore).

It sucks... he isent improving or playing anywhere close to his potential. And people wanted to compare this year to ovis rookie year. Lmao embarrasing

I'll agree. He was on whole another level at time when he entered to the league.

 

[Puckstop40]

Laine has a higher ceiling and his shooting is elite. What is going on with him this year though? I haven't watched Jets much this year but Laine seems to be struggling from the posts I have seen. I knew Rantanen would be a great player but he is turning into a star and a couple of years ago, it was was widely accepted that he would be a tier below Laine and Puljujärvi.

 

[Narow]

Laine has a higher ceiling and his shooting is elite. What is going on with him this year though? I haven't watched Jets much this year but Laine seems to be struggling from the posts I have seen. I knew Rantanen would be a great player but he is turning into a star and a couple of years ago, it was was widely accepted that he would be a tier below Laine and Puljujärvi.

Slow start....

 

[Luminiferous]

Laine has been playing too much Fortnite. He is balding gracefully, in isolation.

 

[grieves]

He is looking worse right now than ever...seems he drags down any line he is on. He didnt use to be that player (only in very brief moment his rookie season then more hiz sophomore).

It sucks... he isent improving or playing anywhere close to his potential. And people wanted to compare this year to ovis rookie year. Lmao embarrasing

Well Laine already as an 18yo rookie had a better g/60 than Ovie and 20yo Ovie had almost twice the PP time. The only better rookie seasons goal-scoring-wise have been a 22yo Selänne and 20yo Mike Bossy (tad easier to score goals back then).

Not that embarrassing IMO. But yeah Laine is not looking great so far, but if history is anything to go by, I'm not throwing in the towel just yet. Completely different players anyway.

Laine of course is nowhere near the physical specimen that Ovie was at the same age, but if we forget looks and concentrate on results, it's damn impressive what Laine is doing. And you know with what an excellent line he's been playing with 5v5 to boot.

But this is OT.

 

[flamesforcup]

Who would you rather have taking all things into account?

 

[Binister]

Not this again /thread.

 

[flamesforcup]

Not this again /thread.

I honestly haven't seen a poll comparing these 2 before. But then again i barely come on the polls section

 

[Binister]

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/rantanen-vs-laine.2557989/page-6#post-151174841

There we go