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Originally Posted by 868904
I would take him for Monahan.
Hard to ignore that package of skills.
He needs a good coach that can get through to him though.
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I wouldn't. Even Monahan was better than Laine last year, and has been multiple years. Say what you will about Monahan, but even he has more value than Laine right now.
Gifted goal scorer, for sure, and worth having on your team, but as a piece. And based on his difficulty playing for coaches that ask any more of him than he feels like giving, I can't imagine Sutter would be the key to making him click.
He's like James Neal in his prime. Nobody is going to talk about him being one of the greats. He needs to go to a place where he can just run and gun and put up 40-30-70 a couple years in a row.