More goals, perhaps, but points I don’t see how that is even possible. And even so, in my humble opinion, I think his ES game takes a big leap this year leaving any chance of that happening behind.
16-18mins a game
70 to 80 points
45 to 50 goals
18-20mins a game
80 to 90 points
50 to 55 goals
Little ( he is good, he'll bounce back) don't jive with Laine.
Laine needs an attacking center.
Laine doesn’t need anyone. He just needs to keep working hard and he’ll be a complete player that won’t have to rely on anyone.
He needs a playmaker I think. He played well with Scheif but I think it changes Scheifs game for the worst. Scheif may put up more points but he likes to shoot to and doesn't like to pass up opportunities to set up his teammates.
Laine needs a Backstrom, Getzlaf, Larkin type.
Has he ever played with Koivu?
Maybe you are comparing him to some guys in their prime and getting this kind of goal and point amounts? I don’t honestly think Laine is even that close to his prime and also his usage hasn’t been at all optimal so far.
I would also like to make two other predictions for his goal and point totals, as my first one was done thinking that he would be already mostly playing in the first line. My second prediction is for the situation if he will after all play mostly in the second line and with not so optimal linemates and icetime. In that case I would predict 48+30=78 points for him. My third prediction is with the extremely optimal usage of Laine, which would mean him playing with Scheifele and Perreault (or Wheeler) for the whole season, and playing already at least 19 minutes per game. This would also mean that the 1st PP line would have a clear playmaker at the blueline, which hasn’t been really the case so far. In this very optimal (but not likely) scenario I predict Laine scoring 63+42=105 points.
Adding these two predictions doesn’t still mean that I wouldn’t see my 1st prediction (54+36=90 points) as the most likely one to happen after all.
Hockey is a team game and one man can't just do it all by himself. That's why there are different roles for different players.
Complete players still play with other great players. Bergeron and Barkov don't do it alone, grinding in the second line with secondary support.
Ok...? What’s your point? Laine will be playing heavy minutes with good players. I didn’t say he wasn’t. Don’t understand your penchant for arguing every little thing.
Who wins rocket?!79 games played 52 goals 32 assists 84 points
Runner up for Rocket
Sheifele and wheeler choose to play with whoever they want on their wing. Seems they chose another player.Laine and Scheifele read eachother well and both can finish. It will inflate both of their numbers, goals and assists.
Sheifele and wheeler choose to play with whoever they want on their wing. Seems they chose another player.
I don't know this to be true but a coach asking his 2 best players and top 20 players in the world who they would prefer to play with is more then likely. Why would this be such an insult to a 19 year old at the time that he would want to play for another team. Should ehlers feel the same way.I don't believe any of this and you have no evidence for it either.
And if that would be the case, Laine should choose another team. Like yesterday.
I don't know this to be true but a coach asking his 2 best players and top 20 players in the world who they would prefer to play with is more then likely. Why would this be such an insult to a 19 year old at the time that he would want to play for another team. Should ehlers feel the same way.
Hogwash. Plenty of times the secondary is more impressive than the primary.I’d LOVE for him to get that, but 54 goals is insanely much these days. Not impossible though. Funny thing is that I doubt the 36 assists figure more than the 54 goals one. I think Laine will never be a PPG player due to his low assists numbers. Which is a good thing, it’s very much different having touched the puck 10 seconds earlier for a secondary assist, than scoring a goal. I think secondary assists shouldn’t yield an entire point. It perverts the points totals and is imho a worse stat than +/-. Thorburn would have a lot of points if he played with McDavid or Laine. Goals is king.
I don't know this to be true but a coach asking his 2 best players and top 20 players in the world who they would prefer to play with is more then likely. Why would this be such an insult to a 19 year old at the time that he would want to play for another team. Should ehlers feel the same way.
Hogwash. Plenty of times the secondary is more impressive than the primary.
Think super long outlet pass.
I remember Laine making sweet passes last year that moved the box and set up a tic tac that lead to a goal. He was left off the board though.
Coaches decide the lines, not players. NHL lineups are not a popularity contest. Coaches make lineups that they believe give them the best chance to win each night.