The Players' Tribune: Winnipeg is Good by Patrik Laine

[CupofOil]

I lost it at "goose pimples".

Great read. Jets fans must be stoked to read how much he loves Winnipeg.

 

[elmaco]

Pretty sure Winnipeg is much colder on average than Tampere.

Yeah might be somewhat colder, but similar climate.

 

[The Jones Zone]

Outstanding read

 

[Gurilla]

The Billy GOAT

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

PS. OP, you can edit the title, just click the edit-button in the post and you can find it there.

 

[My3Sons]

People in large markets usually don’t understand just how important the connection to the market can be from a fan perspective. Laine will never have to pay for a meal or a beer in Winnipeg. He will be welcome everywhere he goes and kids will have a contest to see who gets to present him with the next CoD game. Great article and if Winnipeg is smart he becomes a bit more of the face of the team. Not that they wouldn’t sell, but I expect a big surge in Laine jerseys in Winnipeg based on this article. I would enjoy a Cup run in Winnipeg this season. The fans have been a great group and long suffering. The team is fun to watch when healthy and as a group the players seem like a solid group from an outsiders perspective.

 

[FinPanda]

PS. OP, you can edit the title, just click the edit-button in the post and you can find it there.

Actually it is thread tools -> edit title.

And Laine is great. I didn't think I can like him even more.

 

[Raging Bull]

PS. OP, you can edit the title, just click the edit-button in the post and you can find it there.

Actually it is thread tools -> edit title.

And Laine is great. I didn't think I can like him even more.

Thanks guys.

 

[JT Kreider]

Even Laine knows PlayStation > XBox all day every day

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

This guy is corny AF.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Generational article. Laine is such a goof, I doubt he takes anything too seriously. And his deadpan delivery always cracks me up.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He's ragging on the Shark players who *****ed about it.

No one bitched about it. They were asked a dumb question and gave silly answers. The only one's who bitched about anything were the Jets media and some of their fans.

 

[Nizdizzle]

"Other than destroying Nik Ehlers in Call of Duty, I think the best thing to happen to me last year was falling in love with Winnipeg.

I mean, I heard some guys talking bad about the city and that Winnipeg was not a good place. What do they know? I love Winnipeg. This is my home. These are my people now. I play for them. It’s a great, great city. Everyone who lives here really cares about one another, that’s what stands out to me. We are one group, all of us. Everybody is your neighbor."

Ooooof. After years and years and years of being told that players will never want to play in Winnipeg, this was a nice little lift up.

Like most cities with a bad rap, once someone actually goes there and experiences the city they will see how wrong they were. I grew up in Hamilton, and now live in Windsor (both cities with less than stellar reputations from outsiders) - I always shake my head when I see people bash cities like Edmonton and Winnipeg when they've obviously never been.

 

[Spazkat]

Loved reading this. Winnipeg really lucked out here. Great player, amazing personality, and it seems like he's already completely integrated with the community. What a treasure

 

[antiqueslivers]

AAah this kid is FUN! I think the Finnish sense of humour fits right in to ol winnipeg! I bet cedar sales are going through the roof now.

 

[Dominance]

The humour is awful but so honest you can’t help but smile.

 

[McShogun99]

Did you **** your pants? I would have.

My girlfriend was waiting in the car but she knows nothing about hockey so when I told her what just happened she wasn't to interested. My friends were confused why an NHL player would be trading games on kijiji.

 

[allan5oh]

 

[allan5oh]

The humour is awful but so honest you can’t help but smile.

That's a bit of the Finnish I think.

 

[Plural]

My girlfriend was waiting in the car but she knows nothing about hockey so when I told her what just happened she wasn't to interested. My friends were confused why an NHL player would be trading games on kijiji.

Finnish mentality. We buy the cheaper brand of butter to save 0.77 euros but gladly spend 150€ one night on beer.

 

[Plural]

I'm fairly certain that's how it always goes with these articles. Although, I think most of the time players actually do read the article when it comes out. But Laine probably was busy gaming.

 

[Dominance]

Anyone want to take a shot at guessing what his, Ehlers’, Barkov’s, and Ovi’s potential usernames would be?

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Soo... he dishes out generational ass kickings in CoD.

He's the only one in the game who truly means it when he says he f***ed your mom.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Exactly. Not really going out on a limb saying you love Winnipeg when you grow up in a similar climate (which is what most people gripe about).

Look....just let me have this ONE thing without crapping all over it.

 

[JT Kreider]

Anyone want to take a shot at guessing what his, Ehlers’, Barkov’s, and Ovi’s potential usernames would be?

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