Wonder how this plays into the trades we’re about to watch unfold
Basically, how coaches say “he sucks”
When will JT miller get this treatment?
They should move laba up the line as well Im my opinion
Glad and glad he said. Also feels a bit “too little too late” given where this season is now. Should have been doing this by the 20-game mark.
Laf is a bust unfortunately and it pains me to say that. I remember when we got the number 1 pick how excited I was we were drafting him. What a complete failure of a draft pick.
Don’t understand this when he’s been solid the last few games minus that one horrible turnover. Never see miller get this treatment when he’s been god awful or even Cuylle who has been getting reps on the first line for the last bunch of games and has put up 0 points and no offence generation. His numbers have gone down since being up there even with his linemates doing decent.
Not saying he should be getting called out his expectations aren’t the same as lafs but Sullivan said laf on line three is performance based but Cuylle has been much worse. Miller has been much worse but they get a leash for whatever reason. Organization is all backwards. Happy Gabe is in the top 6 and Othmann is in the top 9 tho.
Third line is where he belongs and should be rest of year. Hes a passenger 90% of games he plays and has never stepped up when another top 6 player was out. Dude got paid and doesnt care
If it’s performance based then the entire team needs to be in the press box after Boston.
I know people have their pitchforks out for Laf and I’m not a fan of his either. This is just mistimed criticism to call out a specific player.
Ironic considering Laf was playing great with Mika and Panarin and was contributing greatly on the 1st pp when Miller waas out. And then Miller came back and they removed Laf from the top pp and the Mika line and he’s been struggling since. What happened to coaches putting their players in a position to succeed?
I mean its fine, Laf deserves it but has he called out others? Miller/Mika/Troch etc? You know the forwards who are in the top 20 in ice time per game but their scoring rate is lets just say not in the top 20.
Trocheck averages the 8th most ice time in the NHL amongst fwds but his scoring rate is 105th
Zibanajad averages the 18th most ice time and scores at the 87th
Miller averages the 22nd most ice time (while freaking injured) and understandably his scoring rate is 196th
Laf yes isnt great but it seems like since the Quinn days, the coaches have no problem singling out the younger players.
Laf is like Newman. There’s not more than meets the eye.
Every body has to stop blaming LAFFY
It’s a team , The team sucks right now , As like Miller and Cuylle who both are struggling also !!
There’s definitely untapped potential in there. What will it take for it to come out goddamnit. Was 23-24 just a fluke …. I refuse to believe that. Cmon
Ok now do JT..
Laf has got to step it up. His effort most of the time I wouldn’t even consider at par. If he ever found consistency with his A game. He could be a good player, but the effort is just not where it should be.
Good.
He has the skill but not the will.
Watched a shift in the Boston game where he goes out, he follows the puck but doesn’t engage. 16 I think wins the puck and Laf flips the free puck outta the defensive zone, and looks to go back to the bench, just to encounter a bruin flying in on the forecheck and just wiping Laf out.
Laf was surprised he was getting hit. Laf was surprised there was a forecheck.
The dude is not in the game. Maybe it’s his development, maybe it’s being around more senior players who only show up sometimes and rarely physically. But he’s this now. And it’s a not very good hockey player unless he can change how his mind works.
All the talent in the world. And as it stands right now, very little value at the NHL level.
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Wonder how this plays into the trades we’re about to watch unfold
Basically, how coaches say “he sucks”
When will JT miller get this treatment?
They should move laba up the line as well Im my opinion
Glad and glad he said. Also feels a bit “too little too late” given where this season is now. Should have been doing this by the 20-game mark.
Laf is a bust unfortunately and it pains me to say that. I remember when we got the number 1 pick how excited I was we were drafting him. What a complete failure of a draft pick.
Don’t understand this when he’s been solid the last few games minus that one horrible turnover. Never see miller get this treatment when he’s been god awful or even Cuylle who has been getting reps on the first line for the last bunch of games and has put up 0 points and no offence generation. His numbers have gone down since being up there even with his linemates doing decent.
Not saying he should be getting called out his expectations aren’t the same as lafs but Sullivan said laf on line three is performance based but Cuylle has been much worse. Miller has been much worse but they get a leash for whatever reason. Organization is all backwards. Happy Gabe is in the top 6 and Othmann is in the top 9 tho.
Third line is where he belongs and should be rest of year. Hes a passenger 90% of games he plays and has never stepped up when another top 6 player was out. Dude got paid and doesnt care
If it’s performance based then the entire team needs to be in the press box after Boston.
I know people have their pitchforks out for Laf and I’m not a fan of his either. This is just mistimed criticism to call out a specific player.
Ironic considering Laf was playing great with Mika and Panarin and was contributing greatly on the 1st pp when Miller waas out. And then Miller came back and they removed Laf from the top pp and the Mika line and he’s been struggling since. What happened to coaches putting their players in a position to succeed?
I mean its fine, Laf deserves it but has he called out others? Miller/Mika/Troch etc? You know the forwards who are in the top 20 in ice time per game but their scoring rate is lets just say not in the top 20.
Trocheck averages the 8th most ice time in the NHL amongst fwds but his scoring rate is 105th
Zibanajad averages the 18th most ice time and scores at the 87th
Miller averages the 22nd most ice time (while freaking injured) and understandably his scoring rate is 196th
Laf yes isnt great but it seems like since the Quinn days, the coaches have no problem singling out the younger players.
Laf is like Newman. There’s not more than meets the eye.
Every body has to stop blaming LAFFY
It’s a team , The team sucks right now , As like Miller and Cuylle who both are struggling also !!
There’s definitely untapped potential in there. What will it take for it to come out goddamnit. Was 23-24 just a fluke …. I refuse to believe that. Cmon
Ok now do JT..
Laf has got to step it up. His effort most of the time I wouldn’t even consider at par. If he ever found consistency with his A game. He could be a good player, but the effort is just not where it should be.
Good.
He has the skill but not the will.
Watched a shift in the Boston game where he goes out, he follows the puck but doesn’t engage. 16 I think wins the puck and Laf flips the free puck outta the defensive zone, and looks to go back to the bench, just to encounter a bruin flying in on the forecheck and just wiping Laf out.
Laf was surprised he was getting hit. Laf was surprised there was a forecheck.
The dude is not in the game. Maybe it’s his development, maybe it’s being around more senior players who only show up sometimes and rarely physically. But he’s this now. And it’s a not very good hockey player unless he can change how his mind works.
All the talent in the world. And as it stands right now, very little value at the NHL level.