What kind of a season do you predict for Laine?

[Ippenator]

I would be interested to know what kind of expectations people have here on Laine’s production for next season. As we all know there has been heavy debate going on about his training and his development so far. But on the basis of that hot debate it might still be quite difficult to after all know what kind of more detailed expectations people are having for him at the moment.

My expectations are that he takes again some steps forward. Last season he was clearly stronger and better on the boards and in his own end. And of course he scored very impressive goal and point totals for a sophomore player with 44+26=70 points. This season we most probably see some improved first steps and stamina, which I believe will lead into his offence developing nicely.
My detailed prediction for his point total is 54+36=90 points for the season 2018-2019. What is yours? And what are you expecting from him as a player otherwise?

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[YWGinYYZ]

We have two other active threads about Laine as well - I caution all posters to stick to the topic in this thread.

Off topic posts will be deleted or moved.

 

[Ares]

With Statsny gone and no replacement in sight my guess is about 65 points and little over 30 goals.

 

[Duke749]

I think this is the season where he starts to turn the corner to becoming a complete player and i think that puts him around the 50 goal mark and a PPG player.

 

[Duke749]

With Statsny gone and no replacement in sight my guess is about 65 points and little over 30 goals.

lol Sarcasm?

 

[jepjepjoo]

55-65 goals 40a, book it.

 

[jefferoni]

Sky's the limit for Patty. I'm putting him over 90... AND I predict he gets the Rocket since Ovie will be hungover for most of the season...

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

I predict a modest increase in his point totals, even if he is stuck with Little and Ehlers all season.

 

[Jet]

I just want him to play better.

He got his points, and provided us with a bunch of HOLY SHIT moments, but for me a big element of his game has disappeared.

I still assert his KO concussion changed his game. He does not carry the puck with the same confidence he used to. He still seems timid to me. He isn't handling the puck as well as he did in his first year here.

I hope he finds a way to get back to that. I was thinking he was going to be a superstar after that first year, but last season mellowed my expectations.

Don't get me wrong, so happy to have him and if he ends up a 50 goal a year PP menace for 10 years I am thrilled with that. I just know there is so much more there to unlock.

 

[ijuka]

Around PPG, with 50 goals.

He got his points, and provided us with a bunch of HOLY **** moments, but for me a big element of his game has disappeared.

I still assert his KO concussion changed his game. He does not carry the puck with the same confidence he used to. He still seems timid to me. He isn't handling the puck as well as he did in his first year here.

Yep, I agree. He was simply incredible for a good while until that concussion. Never got back to that level of... confidence, one could say. He's just not making such plays like he used to be able to. His play's become more basic, less creative.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Around PPG, with 50 goals.

This is pretty much what I'm thinking as well. 50G, 30-40A.

 

[Duke749]

I just want him to play better.

He got his points, and provided us with a bunch of HOLY **** moments, but for me a big element of his game has disappeared.

I still assert his KO concussion changed his game. He does not carry the puck with the same confidence he used to. He still seems timid to me. He isn't handling the puck as well as he did in his first year here.

I hope he finds a way to get back to that. I was thinking he was going to be a superstar after that first year, but last season mellowed my expectations.

Don't get me wrong, so happy to have him and if he ends up a 50 goal a year PP menace for 10 years I am thrilled with that. I just know there is so much more there to unlock.

I respectfully disagree. I just don’t buy it. I feel you could just as well chalk it up to being slower and heavier as to why his overall game struggled. Time will tell though.

 

[Jet]

I respectfully disagree. I just don’t buy it. I feel you could just as well chalk it up to being slower and heavier as to why his overall game struggled. Time will tell though.

You may be right, and I know that is the prevailing notion around here, but two things lead me to question that:

• I felt his game was different from the moment he came back from that devastating hit
• I do not see the puck handling ability that we saw in the first season

Sure, him not being as effective rushing the puck (getting caught, not really driving the play forward) could be due to being bigger, heavier, and by extension, slower, but I think there is almost a cautiousness to his game now when he's in motion with the puck which is causing him to do everything slower and with delay.

 

[Halberdier]

Actually I predict him to be PPG (so around 80-89 if he stays healthy), but I hope him to hit 90-99, voted for that and I think it's possible if he plays with Scheifele.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

The general Laine discussion thread is over here: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/patrik-laine-mod-warning-in-post-150.2514961/

Discuss his expected point totals in this thread, please. If this becomes another all-purpose Laine thread, then we'll have to close one of them down.

 

[DRW204]

- pre Stastny acquisition
62gp/31g 20A (15 EVG vs 16 PPG)
paced over 82: 41g 26A 67 pts (19 EVG 21 PPG)

- W/ Stastny Minus PO's

20 gp/13G 6a (9 EVG 4 PPG)
paced over 82: 53g 25a 78 pts (37 EVG 16 PPG)


- W/ Stastny inclu playoffs

37gp/18g 13a 31 pts (11 EVG 7 PPG)
paced over 82: 40g 29A 69 pts (24 EVG 16 PPG)

I am gonna say he finishes 47G 30A for 77pts. It all depends on his play at EV pretty much. The chemistry with Ehlers and Little was hell but obviously his PP production keeps his floor totals pretty high. I really hope (H)ELL isn't a line. Either move Laine to a different W b/c (not laine)-Little-Ehlers has worked in the past. Or find a new C. I am skeptical a bit of Roslovic being a full time C next year, I see him sort of taking the route as Larkin in Detroit (rookie year: Wing, 2nd year: part time C, 3rd year full time C), but we will see

 

[Neuf]

47 + 30

 

[Tommigun]

48 + 30 for 78 points.

Whoa! The two posts above mine both predicted 47 + 30. Great minds think alike ,)

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

If not for his injury and Little he’d be at or just shy of a PPG, if you give him Scheifele and more minutes as well that sucker is scoring out of this world.

 

[Eyeseeing]

48 Gees
40 Ehs

 

[LowLefty]

If not for his injury and Little he’d be at or just shy of a PPG, if you give him Scheifele and more minutes as well that sucker is scoring out of this world.

He'll get Sheif on the PP which is where I expect he'll get most of his points. I'm guessing 50 goals and close to 80 pts

 

[jepjepjoo]

He'll get Sheif on the PP which is where I expect he'll get most of his points. I'm guessing 50 goals and close to 80 pts

Really? You expect him to get most of his points on PP? Sounds pretty odd since so far in his career 33.6% of his points have been PPP and 66.4% ESP.

 

[jetsforever]

Maybe 50+30 for 80 points

 

[Halberdier]

He'll get Sheif on the PP which is where I expect he'll get most of his points. I'm guessing 50 goals and close to 80 pts

But on PP they are not feeding each others that much, so I don't think that really matters. Scheifele's absence of PP didn't really show that much on Laine's points last season.

I guess his PP points will match or even be better than last season, but his 5-on-5 production is highly dependent on usage (linemates & TOI).

I see three possible point total scenarios:

70+ "red scenario"
If his TOI continues to be criminally low, he will have great difficulties to put up 70+ points, as he already was having lowest measured TOI/GP for a 40+ goal scorer in NHL.

80+ "blue scenario", most probable
I'm quite confident that his TOI increases and ELL experiment is finally over, so I expect to see 80+ points.

90+ "green scenario" (my vote)
90+ is possible only if he plays 1st line whole season and everything goes really well, and he is also more agile. We all know how confidence boost affects to this guy. The sky is limit when he gets the Mojo working.

 

[Psych0dad]

Around 100 if he plays first line