The Players' Tribune: Winnipeg is Good by Patrik Laine

[Sol]

Love Laine now because you can tell hes the ultimate bro.

He has to carry Ehlers. I hope he pays him for the carries.

 

[snipes]

Likeable kid.

 

[JohnStaymoose]

I love Amish Paradise, kid's a gem.

 

[ThewThew]

Goose pimples

 

[Neuf]

I wonder how much team and player perception is now based on video games... I had NHL when Jagr played for the caps and he was sooooo sloowwww and I started to dislike the player. Probably plenty of players/teams with fans based on it. Never thought of that.

 

[Afterburner]

Love this article so much. It's generational.

Laine is hilarious and I love how much he clearly loves the game, the fans and the Peg. You got a long career here man. SO glad to have you

 

[Machinehead]

I love one of his main reasons being "the Wi-Fi is sick"

Seems like a down to earth dude.

 

[firstemperor]

Great article, Jets won the lottery with this guy, embraced the city fully and probably going to get a wave/generation of Finnish fans following the Jets for years to come.

 

[mtlmonk]

Awesome read!

If you have time, read down, there's Bryz doing interviews at the All-Star...pretty funny!

 

[Pay Carl]

These usually feel so polished, like the editors of the site just totally change what the players wrote

But not this one, I like that a lot more. Felt like it was actually from him

 

[StatisticsAddict99]

His main goal is to ensure he gets more Goals than Ehlers every season

 

[Lepardi]

So he met Barkov during the World Cup in 2016? It's a pity they didn't get to meet during the IIHF Worlds in Russia.

 

[desu]

They've been doing these for years and they're always ghostwritten. With that said this feels like one of the more genuine ones. Very entertaining read.

 

[McNuge]

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.

I think your friends make a good point ahahah

 

[FrozenJagrt]

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

I actually do play online games with Ovi, and can tell you his name is xSniperKid420x69x666x. He's pretty 1337

 

[Jetabre]

Funny read, Laine has a good sense of humour.

 

[McShogun99]

I think your friends make a good point ahahah

Times are hard when you don't hit your bonuses....

 

[Teppo]

Great article.

So if I understand correctly Winnipeg is good because his ISP has provided him with great bandwidth, and the fans are loud...really loud...and have white shirts?

 

[Dominance]

I actually do play online games with Ovi, and can tell you his name is xSniperKid420x69x666x. He's pretty 1337

I’m not even that old and I don’t know what the latter means.

 

[Trap Jesus]

This is amazing. He was literally just like "f*** it, here's my stream of consciousness". Really funny.

 

[Saitama]

Great article.

So if I understand correctly Winnipeg is good because his ISP has provided him with great bandwidth, and the fans are loud...really loud...and have white shirts?

What else is there in life?

 

[zetajerk]

Some guys just have low standards....

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Great article.

So if I understand correctly Winnipeg is good because his ISP has provided him with great bandwidth, and the fans are loud...really loud...and have white shirts?

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.

That too.

 

[larmex99]

If that's what Lane's regular season beard, what would his playoff beard look like?

You call that a beard? My mother has a better one......

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

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.

Like wise Toronto and especially Vancouver are not as great as they seem lol.