Laine's numbers have been declining since his 44-goal season in '20-'21, but he's still an above-average scorer. His underlying metrics were also concerning last year: 2.45 xGF% at evens, with only 14.6 SH% on the power play.
Patrik Laine PTO
section301nyi1mo ago
tbh i think hes a solid scorer but idk if we can afford him on our cap even with halving his pay through the pto route man
anyone else think this is just a pipe dream from Garth or am i missing something?
steve_islanders1mo ago
@fenwickfan said:Laine's numbers have been declining since his 44-goal season in '20-'21, but he's still an above-average scorer. His underlying metrics were also concerning…
yup agree with that, his production has been slipping and those underlying metrics werent great imo his shooting percentage has always inflated his goals a bit so if thats still an issue...
section301nyi1mo ago
@steve_islanders said:yup agree with that, his production has been slipping and those underlying metrics werent great imo his shooting percentage has always inflated his goals a…
ngl he's always been a bit of a streaky shooter, but his speed and size still scare me tbh, idk how much more we can afford him @fenwickfan got any thoughts on other wingers we could grab in free agency?
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