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Originally Posted by 868904
I’ve thought about Laine with Sutter since the end of the season.
I don’t think there is a player in the game right now who more resembles Iginla.
Big and strong, right shot, good skater, lethal one timer and wrist shot. He even drops the gloves, but he’s not any good at it. He will never match Iggy in terms of fighting but everything else he is as good and maybe even better.
Iggy wasn’t a naturally good 200 foot player, he became that in 2004 when’s Darryl was behind the bench, it was only the Darryl as coach years that Iggy was a 200 foot player. When Darryl wasn’t coach, Iggys game was pretty similar to Laine; cheated to the offense a lot.
I’d be really interested in seeing Laine here.
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That’s an interesting comparison that I’ve never made the connection to. I think there are some questions about Laine’s addition to gaming. I don’t know if it’s just perception but the guy has no intensity and while it worked out eventually for Iggy, Laine seems to be who he is and he’s content with it. He went from Maurice who’s seen as moderately intense but fair, to Tortorella who’s extreme intense, and he didn’t flinch. He is who he is. At this point I wouldn’t bother paying the premium to get him.