I think he may end up here. Stateside is going to be where he wants to be. However, he has concussion history and could be dealing with mental health. Might be a warmer climate.
I’d expect Dallas, Florida, Tampa or Vegas
juanthebaker
I think Laine would make a lot of sense in Seattle. We have the picks, and quality prospects (not named Shane Wright) to get it done. We have the cap room. If the fresh start puts him in a good place, he’s exactly the kind of player we need. Fingers crossed!
BigBlackDwarf
With his last few years of disappointing production and a ~9 mil cap hit, you have to figure CBJ will likely be eating a lot of that contract. Or they’ll have to give up draft picks/prospects to make it worthwhile. If I had to guess where he ends up, I’d say Utah. Franchise with a fresh start, taking on a risk/reward player who needs a fresh start. They have a ton of cap room, so they could maybe collect those picks/prospects while taking on the cap hit.
b_dubs2145
I don’t think it would be the best to get him. 8.7 million for not a lot of production recently (I know there has been some injuries) I know we have to cap space for him but unless we are trading bjorkstrand or McCann (which we won’t) that 8.7 will be on the 3rd or 4th line which isn’t the best to have on a team that is hoping to get back into the playoffs soon
adrianp07
man…PPG player when healthy but hurt a lot. Based on that contract may come at a discount.
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I think he may end up here. Stateside is going to be where he wants to be. However, he has concussion history and could be dealing with mental health. Might be a warmer climate.
I’d expect Dallas, Florida, Tampa or Vegas
I think Laine would make a lot of sense in Seattle. We have the picks, and quality prospects (not named Shane Wright) to get it done. We have the cap room. If the fresh start puts him in a good place, he’s exactly the kind of player we need. Fingers crossed!
With his last few years of disappointing production and a ~9 mil cap hit, you have to figure CBJ will likely be eating a lot of that contract. Or they’ll have to give up draft picks/prospects to make it worthwhile. If I had to guess where he ends up, I’d say Utah. Franchise with a fresh start, taking on a risk/reward player who needs a fresh start. They have a ton of cap room, so they could maybe collect those picks/prospects while taking on the cap hit.
I don’t think it would be the best to get him. 8.7 million for not a lot of production recently (I know there has been some injuries) I know we have to cap space for him but unless we are trading bjorkstrand or McCann (which we won’t) that 8.7 will be on the 3rd or 4th line which isn’t the best to have on a team that is hoping to get back into the playoffs soon
man…PPG player when healthy but hurt a lot. Based on that contract may come at a discount.