he was gifted an amazing situation, acted like a baby and got himself traded. any other narrative is a fantasy from someone who didn't follow him in Winnipeg.
He hasn't crawled out, he is still exactly the same, injured every 5-10 games max just to go back to playing fortnite. All he has are joker costumes when he enters the arena, that's it.
The leafs are in their prime currently these next few years will be their best chances and if they don’t win I’m pretty sure Matthew’s is gonna want out
6:29 I was at that game. It was dead silent in the arena, yet everyone said the same thing in their head “why’d it have to be Laine?” Me and my dad just looked at each other without saying a word. It’s obviously amazing to see Laine preforming so well as a habs fan, but more than that, you can tell the guy needed this. Such a great personality and down to earth. W video
Yeah, I was there too. When I saw him laying there, and when he just... didn't get back up, all the life left me. I'm glad he's back and he can enjoy himself and feel how much we love and support him. His face at the home opening ceremony broke my heart.
I’m glad the habs gave him a second chance knowing that he isn’t a bad player but a human being going through a rough time, respect to laine and the habs!!
He's always been a star player, he's just been shafted a lot. Winnipeg had a weird boys club thing going on and the pos Mark Shitfele wanted to run the team, while their GM made it a point to be as mediocre as they can be every step of the way. After the dumpster fire known as Winnipeg, he got a team that had no support for a guy who very clearly is a shooter. He's like Ovechkin. Get him the puck, and he'll score. Give him a player like Backstrom, and he'll score 40-50 every year. Hopefully he won't have anymore injury issues, and gl to him.
Well now on Montreal's PP he has two passing ninjas in Suzuki and Hutson, praising the latter as the best PP QB he'd ever have, Slafkovský admiring his unhinged sense of humor and other statements show that they are getting along great, and the on ice synergy is also a product of this.
Nah man... Laine was more interested in playing video games. He was not one of the boyz by choice. Big Buff had enough and tossed his clothes in the shower. The kid got lazy.
@@ryananderson5202 lmao do you even watch hockey? That was Evander Kane. Like I said, the most strongly opinionated people don't know what the f-=$ they're talking about
I like Laine a lot. He has something few players have with that shot and he's very much a character. I put the habs as a playoff contender this year before he got injured. Slav hasn't played as well as I'd hoped and the blueline has been way worse than I thought. Hopefully next year the big step comes.
Speaks volumes of how smart Martin St. Louis really is. As a player he was the mastermind in the rink too. Putting Laine with 2 of the best puck movers really elevated his game back to his roots.
I'm glad to see Laine doing well, but this can only be call reviving career AFTER he has shown consistency for few consecutive seasons. Doing well in less than 20 games means Laine just feels good at the moment.
Really enjoying watching the Habs. Laine give's them more options. Just have to figure out their second line center and things will really start cooking for them. Hutson should win the Calder Trophy and is driving the offense - and he's only 20. He'll win a couple Norris trophies before he's done.
That 2016 draft is strange man only Mathews has stayed with his team. Laine , PLD and Puljujarvi have been shipped around from team to team looking for a fit. Looks like Laine might have found a fit with the Canadians.
Montreal has been a good place to revive careers over the years. Laine revival, Monahan, Max Domi, Paul Byron (waiver pickup), guys like Petry/Matheson. Guys like Tyler Tofoli in montreal can be seen as superstars lol he doesnt get that treatment anywhere else in the league. List goes on and on, idk why more players dont want to come to Montreal cause it always seems to get guys back playing their best.
You forgot to mention the absolute toxicity of the older Jets players towards him. They were pissed at him that he didn't want every practice to feel like a military drill and they took zero accountability for when the Jets weren't as good anymore.
i never understand why they always tried to build laine as a complite player, hes clearly a specialist a really good one... i know his hype was always against mathews but this dude is a winger.... it all worked when you played him like he played and people tried to make him a winger with center role. montreal is showing how it should be done. i mean... HE WAS ALWAYS A SPECIALIST PLAYER??
No one ever ever ever said Laine was a complete player lol. When the hell was he ever a center. The reason he was compared to Matthews was because they were drafted 1 and 2. He was also a goal scorer early in his career and so was Matthews. So that why that happened along with delusional troll Jets Fans. Always putting Laine>Matthews. You need any more education.
@@honkingantalope no one ever said he was a complite player but they always tried to play him like on.... his first years were good and latest years and columbus triend to turn him to a powerforward. all god but hes not that guy... pure specialist and montreal can take all he can do
Bit early on this one, but god I hope so. He wasn't the best in Columbus but I was happy to have him here. Shame he kept getting hurt in brutal ways. If he can stay hot and hungry through the season, it'll be fantastic.
@@peltimies2469 Nobody said he was injured champ. He went and talked shit unnecessarily and all that good will he gained with people went to shit real quick.
Montreal has been a prime spot to restart careers on short-term contracts lately : Radulov, Toffoli, Tatar, Kovalchuk, Monahan, Laine... they just need to find a way to sign them and not see them use Montreal as chips for their next contracts in free agency
All Montreal needs is a number 1 center and a true starter, or at least a competent backup. Suzuki is good, but he isnt big enough to be your number 1 center. He gets pushed off the puck too easily and he's terrible at faceoffs. When your team has to constantly throw out your number 3 center in offienzise and defensive zone draws, it isnt a good sign. Dvorak and Evans are the go to guys. Dvorak is a pulg. Evans is showing promise this year, but when he's your best center, there's a problem. couple that with Monty being the only goalie to the point he plays in back to back games they have so little faith in Primeau, and the Canadiens wont be making any real progress. the Habs not making an offer Boston couldnt refuse for Ulmark was a mistake. Then San Jose trades Blackwood for a bag of pucks, and nothing from Montreal either. Habs are drowning in defensive prospects. San Jose is in rebuild mode and Boston is a year or 2 away from the same. Habs have like 25 picks over the next 2 seasons or some ridiculous number like that. Habs management is making good moves, but it isnt enough.
Ridicilous statement. Matthews is proven scorer without mood swings. Matthews hasn't produced in playoffs, that's valid point, but Laine isn't anywhere near Matthews level when it comes to consistency.
It's not the first time i get to see someone shoot pucks hard in Montreal i got to watch Souray and Webber terrorize defensemen with their slapper but this guy got just as powerful of a shot on top of being mind-blowingly accurate. He's so fun to watch lol
so what happens when he gets on his inevitable cold streak? The inevitable bumps of struggle in his career has derailed him far too often at this point. Hot now, not later....rather see how this turns out.
You don't win cups with players like Laine, he's only good on PP, 5v5 he's mediocre, he's career +/- is -65 that freezing cold. And also let's face it Laine is mentally fragile and injury prone, so I'm eager to see how everything will turn out in Montreal.
All his goals are on the power play this ain’t a resurgence trust me he’s washed and beat mentally and physically. And being on a shot team in Montreal ain’t gonna help
Hahahahahaha !!!!!! How do you like being so wrong ? You have proven, with your ignorance of hockey, that you know absolutely nothing. A "shot" team ? Wtf are you even talking about ? With Laine going down in the preseason, I knew it would be a tough first half. True, his goals are all on the pp. And ? His 5v5 play is improving each game, if you knew anything, and he was placed with 2 linemates who have struggled all season. But not anymore. Dach has 3 goals in his last 3 games, Newhook 1 g 2 a, and all were set up by Laine even if he's not credited with assists. But you should know this kind of stuff if you're gonna offer an opinion instead of showing your ignorance. There is to s of room for growth in Montreal and not a GM in the league wouldn't want their roster over the next decade. Future Norris winner, selke winner, 50 goal scorer and Vezina candidate. I've said enough. Stay quiet.
@ sorry not shot , shit!!!! and all u did was admit I’m right and talk about the possible future of the team ! Newsflash buddy , if it’s and buts were candy we’d all be happy 😂clown and ain’t no gm want anything to do with Montreal why you think u can’t get a good one ? Atfu and enjoy the playoffs from the rafters dipshit.
He quit on Columbus. Plain and simple. Gaudreau never quit. The fans were not expecting Laine to be a hero. He just quit and hid under the assistance program. Good riddance. Marchenko is better anyways
What exactly is your agenda? You are commenting every Laine clip with your nonsense like it was something personal. You clearly don't have a clue, so why keep it up?
@@yorkaturr i just can't understand this fiction-feel-good based hype when one narrow-minded solo-artist is being touted as next Ovechkin because of one freeking aspect in his game. There is not a single statitic, that is based on consistency, why Laine deserves to get paid as if he is producing point-per-game, not even mentioning his lack of willingness to make defensive efforts. It is ironic how Barkov and Laine are training together on off-season, and come from same town of Tampere (also played in same team, Tappara), while being completely opposing player types.
Just have to add...this chump talked smack about Columbus and what happens. He puts up a goose egg on the stat line, leaves the game early and the player traded to get him scores against Montreal... What a loser.
Love laine, poor kid was lost after his dad passed, It’s so nice to see him come back, but also want to be there too
He is a grown ass man with a super model girlfriend
Didn't help when his team mate died 2021
@ And? Doesn’t matter who you date or how much money you got, loosing a father still hurts
@miikamessi I just lost my father that I love but hey, I'm boning this super model chick ??? Probably one of the most retarded logic I ever saw
@@miikamessi ...so?
6:04 I love Laine's quote "I want to come back as a 40-50 goal scorer. I've done it previously and it's not by accident". Confidence.
Great vid!
he scored 40 once!
Love his confidence
Funniest thing is that he is currently at a >50 goal pace.
@@CJH-zx3cp he probably meant goals per games played, or projected goals if he played all 82 games
@@CJH-zx3cp Wrong. He never scored 40. It was 44 and that is between 40 and 50 just like he said. 👍
I'm happy for that guy. He was thrown into the trenches and crawled his way out. Really good vibes in the Montreal locker room from that dude .
he was gifted an amazing situation, acted like a baby and got himself traded. any other narrative is a fantasy from someone who didn't follow him in Winnipeg.
You mean the shit hold leadership you had 😂? You guys literally had to strip the captain and get rid of him.
He hasn't crawled out, he is still exactly the same, injured every 5-10 games max just to go back to playing fortnite. All he has are joker costumes when he enters the arena, that's it.
How funny would it be if laine were to win a cup in mtl before matthews and his leafs 💀
That would be funny because...?
I have a feeling it’s gonna happen
The leafs are in their prime currently these next few years will be their best chances and if they don’t win I’m pretty sure Matthew’s is gonna want out
@@CJH-zx3cp bc habs are rebuilding since 2022 and the leafs are contenders since 2017 and have yet to get past the second round
@@ZackyBonkidk, I’ve never agreed with leaf’s being contenders. They have great regular seasons but disappear in the playoffs.
6:29 I was at that game. It was dead silent in the arena, yet everyone said the same thing in their head “why’d it have to be Laine?” Me and my dad just looked at each other without saying a word.
It’s obviously amazing to see Laine preforming so well as a habs fan, but more than that, you can tell the guy needed this. Such a great personality and down to earth.
W video
Yeah, I was there too. When I saw him laying there, and when he just... didn't get back up, all the life left me. I'm glad he's back and he can enjoy himself and feel how much we love and support him. His face at the home opening ceremony broke my heart.
Merry Christmas from Finland to Habs fans
Merry Christmas to you too!
its yule not jesus birthday
@@jounikyy7715shut up atheist.
@@jounikyy7715be quiet leftist/atheist
@@jounikyy7715Its Jesus’s birthday. deal with it.
I’m glad the habs gave him a second chance knowing that he isn’t a bad player but a human being going through a rough time, respect to laine and the habs!!
He's always been a star player, he's just been shafted a lot. Winnipeg had a weird boys club thing going on and the pos Mark Shitfele wanted to run the team, while their GM made it a point to be as mediocre as they can be every step of the way. After the dumpster fire known as Winnipeg, he got a team that had no support for a guy who very clearly is a shooter. He's like Ovechkin. Get him the puck, and he'll score. Give him a player like Backstrom, and he'll score 40-50 every year. Hopefully he won't have anymore injury issues, and gl to him.
Well now on Montreal's PP he has two passing ninjas in Suzuki and Hutson, praising the latter as the best PP QB he'd ever have, Slafkovský admiring his unhinged sense of humor and other statements show that they are getting along great, and the on ice synergy is also a product of this.
Bs, he was lazy and was gifted a great situation.
@@CJH-zx3cplol spotted the loser leafs fan. Have fun watching the playoffs outside the second round
Nah man... Laine was more interested in playing video games. He was not one of the boyz by choice.
Big Buff had enough and tossed his clothes in the shower.
The kid got lazy.
@@ryananderson5202 lmao do you even watch hockey? That was Evander Kane. Like I said, the most strongly opinionated people don't know what the f-=$ they're talking about
Awesome backbone and being straight up brave to go the player assistance program to work on himself and fix the issues he was having.
I like Laine a lot. He has something few players have with that shot and he's very much a character.
I put the habs as a playoff contender this year before he got injured. Slav hasn't played as well as I'd hoped and the blueline has been way worse than I thought. Hopefully next year the big step comes.
Speaks volumes of how smart Martin St. Louis really is. As a player he was the mastermind in the rink too. Putting Laine with 2 of the best puck movers really elevated his game back to his roots.
I never doubted laine once, I knew he could bounce back and well… he did
I remember you saying he was washed when Columbus got him
@@dr.loomis4221 me when I lie:
I remember you hated laine on Columbus
@ source: trust me bro
@@BrontolliousBreakenridge yeah no
I love you pronunciation of the finnish "liiga". It was spot on!
As a jets fan I’m so happy to see him doing well in I hope he can get 50 one day
I'm glad to see Laine doing well, but this can only be call reviving career AFTER he has shown consistency for few consecutive seasons. Doing well in less than 20 games means Laine just feels good at the moment.
This ^^
No way he's feeling good after being out 2 months with a knee injury
The habs future excites me, laine, caufield and demidov, 3 pure bread snipes is something
Laine is the real deal. Pure strength,speed, talent and heart. He is one of the best scoring wingers in the NHL
Love everything about the Habs. Win or lose, i luv the team! 🇨🇦
Really enjoying watching the Habs. Laine give's them more options. Just have to figure out their second line center and things will really start cooking for them. Hutson should win the Calder Trophy and is driving the offense - and he's only 20. He'll win a couple Norris trophies before he's done.
That 2016 draft is strange man only Mathews has stayed with his team. Laine , PLD and Puljujarvi have been shipped around from team to team looking for a fit. Looks like Laine might have found a fit with the Canadians.
He was my favorite player. Last bight, he lit a fire under my Jackets last night. Guess we dont like losing that bad!!
Happy for Patty nice to see him enjoying the game.
Hat trick laine
Loved the video!
This channel is so underrated
Thank you!
Gotta give a shout out to the Sheriff
Montreal has been a good place to revive careers over the years. Laine revival, Monahan, Max Domi, Paul Byron (waiver pickup), guys like Petry/Matheson. Guys like Tyler Tofoli in montreal can be seen as superstars lol he doesnt get that treatment anywhere else in the league. List goes on and on, idk why more players dont want to come to Montreal cause it always seems to get guys back playing their best.
Did anyone else notice that at 1:50 the teams are TAP and ASS?
😂 Tappara - Ässät (Finnish Hockey League)
Buddy used to be GOATED at fort
He has a great shot that is it
Very happy for him
You forgot to mention the absolute toxicity of the older Jets players towards him. They were pissed at him that he didn't want every practice to feel like a military drill and they took zero accountability for when the Jets weren't as good anymore.
If Laine didn't miss the 9 games in his rookie season he might have beaten out matthews.
i never understand why they always tried to build laine as a complite player, hes clearly a specialist a really good one... i know his hype was always against mathews but this dude is a winger.... it all worked when you played him like he played and people tried to make him a winger with center role. montreal is showing how it should be done. i mean... HE WAS ALWAYS A SPECIALIST PLAYER??
No one ever ever ever said Laine was a complete player lol. When the hell was he ever a center. The reason he was compared to Matthews was because they were drafted 1 and 2. He was also a goal scorer early in his career and so was Matthews. So that why that happened along with delusional troll Jets Fans. Always putting Laine>Matthews. You need any more education.
@@honkingantalope no one ever said he was a complite player but they always tried to play him like on.... his first years were good and latest years and columbus triend to turn him to a powerforward. all god but hes not that guy... pure specialist and montreal can take all he can do
Injured again. It was short revival.
Bit early on this one, but god I hope so. He wasn't the best in Columbus but I was happy to have him here. Shame he kept getting hurt in brutal ways. If he can stay hot and hungry through the season, it'll be fantastic.
His downfall was requesting a trade from the jets because he didn’t play on the first line. Don’t miss him
And since this video dropped hes killed it. Not literally, but damn he jumped from height of greatest real quick.
He isnt actually injured, his celebrating christmas with his family. Calm down.
@@peltimies2469 Nobody said he was injured champ. He went and talked shit unnecessarily and all that good will he gained with people went to shit real quick.
Hes the best finnish sniper in hockey history, cuz of injuries and other stuff he just doesnt have the numbers to prove it.
1:43 tap ass 😂
I would love to have him wearing the orange and black.
And possibly see Tortorella pack his thing and get out of town.
Torts seems to be doing a good job. You guys have a great team. Gotta love that Michkov kid.
Love Michkov and bench Michkov the Torts way
Montreal has been a prime spot to restart careers on short-term contracts lately : Radulov, Toffoli, Tatar, Kovalchuk, Monahan, Laine... they just need to find a way to sign them and not see them use Montreal as chips for their next contracts in free agency
Bill Masterton candidate ❤
Something has been wrong with columbus for a while, it wasnt laine, bobrovsky and whoever they traded away during years. I lost count.
It's all rosey now, but we've seen this all before. What happens when the power play goal stop? #onetrickpony
All Montreal needs is a number 1 center and a true starter, or at least a competent backup.
Suzuki is good, but he isnt big enough to be your number 1 center. He gets pushed off the puck too easily and he's terrible at faceoffs. When your team has to constantly throw out your number 3 center in offienzise and defensive zone draws, it isnt a good sign. Dvorak and Evans are the go to guys. Dvorak is a pulg. Evans is showing promise this year, but when he's your best center, there's a problem.
couple that with Monty being the only goalie to the point he plays in back to back games they have so little faith in Primeau, and the Canadiens wont be making any real progress.
the Habs not making an offer Boston couldnt refuse for Ulmark was a mistake. Then San Jose trades Blackwood for a bag of pucks, and nothing from Montreal either. Habs are drowning in defensive prospects. San Jose is in rebuild mode and Boston is a year or 2 away from the same. Habs have like 25 picks over the next 2 seasons or some ridiculous number like that.
Habs management is making good moves, but it isnt enough.
Anyone can revive their career when they get out of Columbus.
Glad he’s doing so good again but I’ll never forget when he scored on his own net when he played for the jets lol
Honestly in a redraft he might go 1st?
Instead of Austin Frauddews
Ridicilous statement. Matthews is proven scorer without mood swings. Matthews hasn't produced in playoffs, that's valid point, but Laine isn't anywhere near Matthews level when it comes to consistency.
@@imulippo5245 you just took the bait so easily my dude.. 🤣😅
@@imulippo5245 it depends on if he stays at this pace
@@Cheetahbite58 Exactly, that's enermously big IF.
Patrick laine should come back to Winnipeg
It's not the first time i get to see someone shoot pucks hard in Montreal i got to watch Souray and Webber terrorize defensemen with their slapper but this guy got just as powerful of a shot on top of being mind-blowingly accurate. He's so fun to watch lol
Powerplay merchant + quitter
so what happens when he gets on his inevitable cold streak? The inevitable bumps of struggle in his career has derailed him far too often at this point. Hot now, not later....rather see how this turns out.
You don't win cups with players like Laine, he's only good on PP, 5v5 he's mediocre, he's career +/- is -65 that freezing cold. And also let's face it Laine is mentally fragile and injury prone, so I'm eager to see how everything will turn out in Montreal.
The guy who was constantly injured and on shit team? Considering his plus minus is ONLY -65 is impressive.
Not calling him good until he scores some 5v5 goals 😂
and he’s injured again fml
Really hope it’s not serious
So glad he´s out of Columbus
Your franchises greatest player
Let's hold our horses until he plays more than a handful of games?
too soon buddy. every player can go on a scoring stretch, its just a few hot games lol
Would not go 1st in a redraft
Your tripping bud
Your high outta your mind if you think that
Matthews is hard to dethrone honestly, we'll see how Laine performs in playoffs and then it might be up for debate, and that's coming from a Habs fan
@@wpgboi8166- Matthews is a center who has multiple rockets and an MVP .. he's scored 60 ffs. laine is a fragile wing with a rep for being lazy.
Slump around the corner.
All his goals are on the power play this ain’t a resurgence trust me he’s washed and beat mentally and physically. And being on a shot team in Montreal ain’t gonna help
Hahahahahaha !!!!!! How do you like being so wrong ? You have proven, with your ignorance of hockey, that you know absolutely nothing. A "shot" team ? Wtf are you even talking about ? With Laine going down in the preseason, I knew it would be a tough first half. True, his goals are all on the pp. And ? His 5v5 play is improving each game, if you knew anything, and he was placed with 2 linemates who have struggled all season. But not anymore. Dach has 3 goals in his last 3 games, Newhook 1 g 2 a, and all were set up by Laine even if he's not credited with assists. But you should know this kind of stuff if you're gonna offer an opinion instead of showing your ignorance. There is to s of room for growth in Montreal and not a GM in the league wouldn't want their roster over the next decade. Future Norris winner, selke winner, 50 goal scorer and Vezina candidate.
I've said enough. Stay quiet.
@ sorry not shot , shit!!!! and all u did was admit I’m right and talk about the possible future of the team ! Newsflash buddy , if it’s and buts were candy we’d all be happy 😂clown and ain’t no gm want anything to do with Montreal why you think u can’t get a good one ? Atfu and enjoy the playoffs from the rafters dipshit.
Aaand he's injured. FML.
bro…
I think more that the Canadians wanted to protect him and remove him from the game, he was focused on every presence in the first period
@@shoKz2427 I don't know man, the last hit had him leaning against the boards like he was injured
This is definitely aging. Can't say well but it's aging already
Dude skates into the O zone with his legs 5 feet apart routinely. He’s going back on the IL soon I’d wager
Laine is The Problem in the team when things are going wrong.
So a hype video after a handful of games vs weak comp. How very habs of you.
He quit on Columbus. Plain and simple. Gaudreau never quit. The fans were not expecting Laine to be a hero. He just quit and hid under the assistance program.
Good riddance. Marchenko is better anyways
Laine owes Kekäläinen a fine dining dinner for giving him a clearly over-paid contract.
It's not really over-paid contract for just a bit under point per game player.
@@ilkkak3065 for a player who is known for being inconsistent, and not proven to produce in playoffs. Overpaid af.
I would say 7M extension is fair pay if he scores 40g + 20a = 60p
youtube apparently removed my reply to ilkkak?+
Laine is definition of anti-clutch and inconsistency, especially with his cap hit.
What exactly is your agenda? You are commenting every Laine clip with your nonsense like it was something personal. You clearly don't have a clue, so why keep it up?
@@yorkaturr i just can't understand this fiction-feel-good based hype when one narrow-minded solo-artist is being touted as next Ovechkin because of one freeking aspect in his game.
There is not a single statitic, that is based on consistency, why Laine deserves to get paid as if he is producing point-per-game, not even mentioning his lack of willingness to make defensive efforts.
It is ironic how Barkov and Laine are training together on off-season, and come from same town of Tampere (also played in same team, Tappara), while being completely opposing player types.
Just have to add...this chump talked smack about Columbus and what happens. He puts up a goose egg on the stat line, leaves the game early and the player traded to get him scores against Montreal...
What a loser.