Was Laine - PLD a lose/lose?

[MayonnaiseOreo]

Wtf is loose-loose???

 

[joestevens29]

Truthfully I didn't think either player other than Roslovic were going to a place that was a good fit.

Dubois was going from a place where he was the man. Even if he was struggling they didn't have a lot of other weapons to try. He then goes to WPG that has a deep group of forwards. Down the middle they are strong with Schiefle, Stastny and Lowry(who really stepped up when needed), there winger group was strong and then you have the emergency of Appleton and Copp who also can play center. So realistically it wasn't the best fit for a guy that was going to want playing time.

On the flip side of it you have Laine going from a coach who is apparently a very good communicator, but still couldn't figure it out at times in WPG. Then he goes to Torts who doesn't take shit and sometimes does things that players don't understand.

It's still early though and things could change, but it was obviously a trade where both GM's needed a good return for a good player. Maybe not the right fits, but they did get good returns.

 

[HockeyWooot]

New players don’t always fit in right away like a glove.

I think PLD will become a good player for the Jets especially come playoff time.

Laine isn’t done, but obviously wouldn’t work well in a Torts run team (I love Torts btw).

 

[Holymakinaw]

Both teams seem worse. Laine on the 4th line on a team with no centers. PLD has been a lot worse than expected. Roslovic seem like the best player traded as of now.
I fully expect CBJ would have been a better team with PLD and WPG with Laine. Thoughts?

Yes it was a loose-loose. Terrible trade from day one.

Laine has no real Centres in Columbus to feed him so he's useless, and PLD is a serious downgrade on Laine for Winnipeg. Brutal.

 

[CTZ181]

Laine under Torts was never going to work.

Dubois is overrated but is a useful player. Probably tops out as a good 2C. His attitude throughout the whole ordeal just left a bad taste in my mouth though. Easy for me to say, I don't play under Torts, but if you want to be a millionaire playing a game you might have to put up with shit sometimes.

 

[oldunclehue]

Jets fire Maurice, CBJ doesn't extend Torts. Jets hire Torts and Maurice gets hired by Columbus.

All will be right then.

 

[Ducksauce]

Even ignoring the facts that Puljujarvi plays on McDavid's wing, is having his best season, and that Tkachuk and Dubois are having their worst seasons he still has the worst PPG average among the bunch lol

Puljujarvi: 0.46
Tkachuk: 0.66
Dubois: 0.54

 

[Jovavic]

Everyone needs to pump the brakes on judging this trade for a variety of reasons (in season trade, quarantine). Laine and Torts have two games left together, then Torts walks his dogs into the sunset. Dubois might have a career trajectory like Couturier, where he doesn't hit 1C numbers until he's 25.

 

[Sniper99]

If I see one more thread with spelling errors I'm going to Loose it.

 

[BullLund]

Laine under Torts was never going to work.

Dubois is overrated but is a useful player. Probably tops out as a good 2C. His attitude throughout the whole ordeal just left a bad taste in my mouth though. Easy for me to say, I don't play under Torts, but if you want to be a millionaire playing a game you might have to put up with shit sometimes.

Expected a lot more from Dubois to be honest. Winnipeg is an easy team to accumulate points in (as we saw during Laine's stay in there), but Dubois hasn't really been an impact player at all.

Even this version of Laine would probably still be pacing 30 goals and 60 points on the Jets. They are strong on power-play and it's not difficult to get assists off of players like Connor, Ehlers, Scheifele, Wheeler, etc who are strong finishers on their own.

Even ignoring the facts that Puljujarvi plays on McDavid's wing, is having his best season, and that Tkachuk and Dubois are having their worst seasons he still has the worst PPG average among the bunch lol

Puljujarvi: 0.46
Tkachuk: 0.66
Dubois: 0.54

In fairness he was playing a lot in the bottom 6 earlier on in the season. In the last dozen or so games, Puljujärvi has been scoring well. And his ability to defend has obviously been much improved, to the point where McDavid doesn't have to worry much about anything other than his offense, because he has got Pulju doing a lot of the gritty work.

I doubt he will ever be a huge scorer but he might be able to impact the game in other ways, mainly by just having a lot of hustle.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

All I know is that this thread title massively triggers my spelling OCD. It needs to come with a trigger warning. I need a safe space now.

How about the dinning room?

 

[Canadian Finn]

appears our education system remains loose.

 

[Lolonegoal]

How do people still spell lose wrong?

I'm not OP, but probably because the internet is predominately in english, while the world is about 4% native english speakers. We learn it to be able to communicate with you then you degrade us for not being good enough at it.

 

[Jee]

this thread is proof that this community sucks.

yes, the trade was bad for both teams.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Somebody better tighten them up.

Loose/lose
effect/affect
then/than
their/there/they're
its/it's

You see it every day. Ugh. But your response was perfect without sounding smarmy. Well done.

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Jets fire Maurice, CBJ doesn't extend Torts. Jets hire Torts and Maurice gets hired by Columbus.

All will be right then.

The old boys club carousel continues, lol the sad thing is i could actually see that happening.

I think over time Winnipeg will edge out Columbus with this trade, Laine is just a one trick pony that can't seem to get it together, Dubois i feel has a bigger toolbox and will at least be a 2nd line center.

 

[Hunter368]

Sorry after reading that thread title for days it was driving me crazy, I had to correct it.

 

[Crede777]

Sorry after reading that thread title for days it was driving me crazy, I had to correct it.

Doing excellent work. Unlike PLD and Laine at the moment.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

PLD will be the Jets #1C for the future.

Laine will be playing in Europe within a year.

 

[deleted user]

Laine will be playing in Europe within a year.

Whoa.. hold on, you seriously believe that?

If that comes to fruition.. ouch. I just don't see it, not yet.

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

Pretty sad that a 10 year old can spell lose but you can’t. Also “is” should be “it” and “complete” should be “completely”. You’re welcome.[

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I dunno I’d reckon Winnipeg is pretty content with Dubois. Columbus less so with Laine but so much can change if Torts doesn’t come back and they can re-sign Laine.

 

[Confucius]

Laine could be the guy that nobody gives a 7.5 million qualifying offer. What happens then?

 

[Albatros]

I think over time Winnipeg will edge out Columbus with this trade, Laine is just a one trick pony that can't seem to get it together, Dubois i feel has a bigger toolbox and will at least be a 2nd line center.

Roslovic has what it takes to be a 2C too though, and has value as a local kid in Columbus.

 

[hoglund]

PLD will be the Jets #1C for the future.

Laine will be playing in Europe within a year.

Wow, really? That would be a bad mistake on Laine's part unless no one in the NHL will sign him, which is unlikely.