Randall Flagg Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 better than Sakic?I'm not sure. I always thought of him as the best wrist and snap shot of all time. Need to see what Laine looks like over the next few years. But it's absolutely absurd how well he shoots. He can set up for 5 full seconds from the top of the circle on an unscreened goalie and still beat him with the shot easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Just saw Laine's goals. Someone asked about his shooting percentage a while back, and it was kind of high. This kid is going to have a kind-of-high career shooting percentage. He can do the Ovechkin slapper, but he also has the best wrist/snapshot in the league. His release is a "generational release" if that means anything. I encourage people to look up the goals he's scored this season. As did I. Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssuuuuussss. Both of the ones I saw were on the power play against Edmonton. Both those off-wing slappers. Christ. Yeah - if he's shooting a bunch of those, then you have to wonder whether his SH% will come back to earth. I'm keen to see more of his 5-v-5 play, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Laine's shot is ridiculous, no doubt...but I don't think it's nearly a full 5 percentage points more ridiculous than Stamkos' shot. It'll come down, but in the 17 range seems sustainable for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 in the 17 range seems sustainable for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Chara out tomorrow. Bergeron did not practice but will travel to Buffalo today with the Bruins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted December 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 NHLPA agreed to Olympic participation in exchange for a 3 year CBA extension. NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 I actually think Sam is a rather good skater. He needs to work on his power, but he's looking smoother and smoother out there. I know he's been working on his skating in the offfseason. His lateral movement is average, and his acceleration is below. At pace he is slightly above, but as you note needs strength. I think he would be all world with say Kanes acceleration. He is a very smart player and could anchor his own 2nd line if he were a better skater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 better than Sakic? 2 best wrist shooters I've seen in person, Danny Gare and Mal Davis. Mal's was better than Gare's, believe it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Here are Laine's Edmonton slappers from last night:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI3i9sAYwmE Here's his first 12:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BItqvgTOmMAGoals 1, 2, 5, and 6 highlight the wrist and snap shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Laine > Matthews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Watching the Calgary game. The Big Johnson is 6-2 in his last 8, is Flames November player of the month, and is ahead of the Minnesota Wild 2-1 at the first intermission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 NHLPA agreed to Olympic participation in exchange for a 3 year CBA extension. NOT! Are you kidding me? What went down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabel79 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Are you kidding me? What went down? As I understand it, Bettman et. al. floated a three year extension to the current CBA in exchange for making the Olympics happen. This enraged the players because escrow. Non-starter. Been floating around awhile, guess they finally officially said no. There absolutely will be another lockout (although at this point I hope it's a strike) the instant this CBA ends. Ownership just can not help itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) It's both the ownership and players. A hard cap requires escrow but because some idiot gave the players the option to vote in a 5% cap raise each year well guess what, league revenue didn't match that. So owners were happy to give their gms cap space, players wanted more money, and revenue didn't match in part because slow grabby hockey sucks Note I'm not blaming the players or owners (think both have to agree to the 5% increase) Edited December 3, 2016 by LGR4GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 NHLPA agreed to Olympic participation in exchange for a 3 year CBA extension. NOT! Was it the PA or the Owners that said 'Nyet?' Sorry, your post implied that's what the owners wanted, but in your best Liger imitation, that wasn't completely clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Was it the PA or the Owners that said 'Nyet?' Sorry, your post implied that's what the owners wanted, but in your best Liger imitation, that wasn't completely clear. What I'm seeing is that the league offered to commit to the Olympics in exchange for a three-year extension of the current CBA, and the PA declined. Which really just means that we can all get ready for another lockout in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Was it the PA or the Owners that said 'Nyet?' Sorry, your post implied that's what the owners wanted, but in your best Liger imitation, that wasn't completely clear.NHLPA declined the extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 His lateral movement is average, and his acceleration is below. At pace he is slightly above, but as you note needs strength. I think he would be all world with say Kanes acceleration. He is a very smart player and could anchor his own 2nd line if he were a better skater. Pretty much. I think he'll get there, though, re: ability to anchor a second line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 NHLPA declined the extension NHLPA is hoping for another lockout. Great marketing tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 NHLPA is hoping for another lockout. Great marketing tool. It's Fehr. Tool is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Watching the Calgary game. The Big Johnson is 6-2 in his last 8, is Flames November player of the month, and is ahead of the Minnesota Wild 2-1 at the first intermission. Good for him. I always thought he was highly underrated. I hope they let him be the starter the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Florida is a real mess. Tom Rowe is trying to coach a style entirely wrong for this roster. This team is in trouble. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Mike Smith stopped 58 of 60 shots before losing in a SO against Columbus! 17 total SOG in OT. Damn............ http://www.espn.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=400884764 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Tom Rowe did an interview with Friedman today and apparently Rowe said Viola and him agreed to fire Spuddy after Christmas. Then Rowe got a phone call from Viola telling him to fire Spuddy right after the Carolina game. So Rowe is throwing his boss under the bus by showing everybody what we already know, Viola is running every aspect of this team. To make matters worse, Rowe said he had no intentions of coaching and that he advocated for Spuddy several times over saying that he is the perfect guy to run this team. I'm getting the impression Rowe wants no part in this either and that him being named coach might have been a demotion. Somebody mentioned that this has turned into one big West Point boy's club. That's exactly what it is, they don't even have a dedicated GM. It's a real shame to see what has happened to this team in such a short amount of time. I'm sure many of the players want nothing to do with this and are probably regretting the long term contracts they just signed. On a positive note, many of those contracts are manageable and could be easily dealt if they are willing to trade them. I say the Sabres get first dibs on Trochek. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/friedman-sits-tom-rowe/ Edited December 4, 2016 by JJFIVEOH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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