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Years of heavy rehabs, and my neck is finally working properly now!
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????he probably still has nightmares about Drouin’s left column…
Years of heavy rehabs, and my neck is finally working properly now!
As a side note: I’d rather see a second line of Bolduc-Dach-Demidov, but I do not see that happening.
and I definitely could see that happen if things don’t work out with Laine, I mean why not try that combination, it does sound interesting…
That’s some pretty deep feelings!!
he probably still has nightmares about Drouin’s left column…
????He remands me of Kovalev – in the sense plays when he wants to play, will do something defensively if he feels like it (not often), but can electrify the crowd.
And loves to stand still in the same place on the PP (unlike Kovalev).
I hated Kovalev with a passion, more than Karl Alzner or Drouin combined.
Laine is not at that level of hate yet, but if we see the same garbage again this year, I will be more than happy he will be gone sooner than later.
If he steps up, as you state, then that is a completely different discussion. But does he do it because it is a contract year (and likely his last contract coming up)?
Regardless, I do not think he is back next year.
As a side note: I’d rather see a second line of Bolduc-Dach-Demidov, but I do not see that happening.
it’s safe to say that Laine won’t ever be recognized for his backchecking or his defensive awareness, but the bar is so low right now I feel it wouldn’t take much for us to notice some kind of improvement, so I do have some hope left in his case lol.
I hated Kovalev with a passion, more than Karl Alzner or Drouin combined.
???????? That’s some pretty deep feelings!!
Laine manages to improve his play 5 on 5.
He remands me of Kovalev – in the sense plays when he wants to play, will do something defensively if he feels like it (not often), but can electrify the crowd.
And loves to stand still in the same place on the PP (unlike Kovalev).
I hated Kovalev with a passion, more than Karl Alzner or Drouin combined.
Laine is not at that level of hate yet, but if we see the same garbage again this year, I will be more than happy he will be gone sooner than later.
If he steps up, as you state, then that is a completely different discussion. But does he do it because it is a contract year (and likely his last contract coming up)?
Regardless, I do not think he is back next year.
As a side note: I’d rather see a second line of Bolduc-Dach-Demidov, but I do not see that happening.
I still think Dach is better on the wing than at center, but that is another issue for another day.
agreed, even if things don’t work out for Dach at center it doesn’t mean he’s completely useless to the team… you also have to consider that playing with a guy like Laine must not always be obvious, part of Dach’s success on that line will be how Laine manages to improve his play 5 on 5.
at this point the expectations are so low that if he does stay healthy and plays well it’ll become a pleasant surprise for the team… perhaps at that point they’ll want to trade him before he loses all of his value again lol.
Seems obvious there was not a second line center on the market, or for a price that HuGo was willing to pay.
Giving Dach another shot seems like a good call – they made the playoffs without him last year, afterall – punting getting a 2nd C down the line until later in the season or next summer when they have more cap room / better idea of how things shake out with the current roster seems wise. I like the patience of the Habs management team.
Staying healthy for Dach is the first stop. If he can work with Laine and Demidov and provide some level of secondary scoring, that would make things more interesting down the road. I still think Dach is better on the wing than at center, but that is another issue for another day.
This set up depends on how well Laine-Dach-Demidov gel together, and if Dach is not injured 37 seconds into the season.
oy vey…
????not to state the obvious but staying healthy is gonna be key for that guy if he wants to prove everyone wrong.
at this point the expectations are so low that if he does stay healthy and plays well it’ll become a pleasant surprise for the team… perhaps at that point they’ll want to trade him before he loses all of his value again lol.
