blue_gold_84 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 The Jets don't have a legit superstar right now...? Isn't Mark Scheifele in the top 5 in scoring in the league since 2015? Wheeler is having himself an excellent season and is playing at a superstar level. Laine is the Jets' next superstar, IMO. He just needs to continue improving his overall game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said: The Jets don't have a legit superstar right now...? Isn't Mark Scheifele in the top 5 in scoring in the league since 2015? Wheeler is having himself an excellent season and is playing at a superstar level. Laine is the Jets' next superstar, IMO. He just needs to continue improving his overall game. Nope Scheifele is a star and Wheeler too but not in the same bracket as a player let's say is called a franchise player. Laine imo will be that and might be right now because of the lack of players that can shoot like he does.☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 I guess we can build around Laine like Washington has built around Ovechkin, because that has worked out really well for them blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, bb1 said: Nope Scheifele is a star and Wheeler too but not in the same bracket as a player let's say is called a franchise player. Laine imo will be that and might be right now because of the lack of players that can shoot like he does.☺ Utter nonsense. How is Scheifele, the team's top centre and a top 5 offensive player in the entire league, not a franchise player or a superstar? He leads the Jets in shooting percentage, is tied for second in points, and has a 1.02 PPG average this season. And a team can have more than one franchise player, anyway. When roughly 99% of the NHL can't shoot like Laine does, the bolded statement is a pointless one to make. Furthermore, there's more to what makes a player than just his shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said: Utter nonsense. How is Scheifele, the team's top centre and a top 5 offensive player in the entire league, not a franchise player or a superstar? He leads the Jets in shooting percentage, is tied for second in points, and has a 1.02 PPG average this season. And a team can have more than one franchise player, anyway. When roughly 99% of the NHL can't shoot like Laine does, the bolded statement is a pointless one to make. Furthermore, there's more to what makes a player than just his shot. Well the best that I can explain it to you is that their are stars and then their are special players above those that seperate good teams from great. Crosby,Mcdavid perhaps...Austen maybe....in the past Mario , Gretzky....not just stars but special players that when they touch the puck you just sense something special might happen....that is what Laine can bring. He is the only player on our team that has that potential. We will see. Edited February 15, 2018 by bb1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Wheeler is the entire package. Scorer. Yes? Tough? Yes. Fast? Yes. Edited February 15, 2018 by FrostyWinnipeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, bb1 said: Well the best that I can explain it to you is that their are stars and then their are special players above those that seperate good teams from great. Crosby,Mcdavid perhaps...Austin maybe....in the past Mario , Gretzky....not just stars but special players that when they touch the puck you just sense something special might happen....that is what Laine can bring. He is the only player on our team that has that potential. We will see. That's ridiculous. You're saying that there is one-two superstars per generation. Laine has superstar potential. Sheif and Wheeler are superstars. blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 minute ago, JCon said: That's ridiculous. You're saying that there is one-two superstars per generation. Laine has superstar potential. Sheif and Wheeler are superstars. Pretty much...there are only a few true superstars...or generational players...hence the name. And no Wheelers and Scheif are not. Sorry I am a Jet fan they are stars no doubt but not generational players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 minute ago, bb1 said: Pretty much...there are only a few true superstars...or generational players...hence the name. And no Wheelers and Scheif are not. Sorry I am a Jet fan they are stars no doubt but not generational players. So now you need to be a generational player to be a superstar? Define it however you want to. No one else defines superstar as generational player. But I would agree, we don't have a generational player like McDavid and Crosby. There's only one per generation, hence, generational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, JCon said: So now you need to be a generational player to be a superstar? Define it however you want to. No one else defines superstar as generational player. But I would agree, we don't have a generational player like McDavid and Crosby. There's only one per generation, hence, generational. Yes thats what i said. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Today's lines Connor - Scheifele - Wheeler Perreault - Little - Roslovic Ehlers - Copp - Laine Petan - Hendricks - Armia Morrissey - Myers Enstrom - Byfuglien Chariot - Kulikov Hellebuyck Comrie Extras: Poolman & Dano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Some fun.... Superstar is a derived term of star. As nouns the difference between superstar and star is that superstar is someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity while star is any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots. As a verb star is to appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, bb1 said: Some fun.... Superstar is a derived term of star. As nouns the difference between superstar and star is that superstar is someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity while star is any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots. As a verb star is to appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program. I'm having troubles locating "generational player" in the above description? blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Whether he fits bb1's contrived definition of superstar or not, it is just plain silly to suggest Laine should be on the top line regardless of how well or poorly he is playing. That's not how you develop a young star, that's how you ruin one. JCon and blue_gold_84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 You know its a good season when there's a multi-page debate over who is our actual superstar, ha... Jimmy Pop and blue_gold_84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 35 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Today's lines Connor - Scheifele - Wheeler Perreault - Little - Roslovic Ehlers - Copp - Laine Petan - Hendricks - Armia I LOVE THESE LINES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Jets are still thin at centre. Need to find someone who can spark Ehlers and Laine, those two shouldn't be third liners with all their talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, pigseye said: Jets are still thin at centre. Need to find someone who can spark Ehlers and Laine, those two shouldn't be third liners with all their talent. Copp is no slouch, I'd put the "blame" on Ehlers and Laine slumping more so then them being held back because of the centre. Edited February 15, 2018 by Brandon Floyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Brandon said: Copp is no slouch, I'd put the "blame" on Ehlers and Laine slumping more so then them being held back because of the centre. There's a reason they've been bumped down and it has nothing to do with Copp. Ehlers' last 10GP: 2G, 5P, -3; Laine's last 10: 5G, 5P, -5 (his last 3: 1G, 1P, -7) Pretty lousy numbers all around for both of them. Some time on the third line to get themselves back on track won't hurt. Edited February 15, 2018 by blue_gold_84 stats added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Need Lowry back. Also, Scheif and Wheeler are both superstars. As is Buff. We're doing alright. Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberBall Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 29 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said: There's a reason they've been bumped down and it has nothing to do with Copp. Ehlers' last 10GP: 2G, 5P, -3; Laine's last 10: 5G, 5P, -5 (his last 3: 1G, 1P, -7) Pretty lousy numbers all around for both of them. Some time on the third line to get themselves back on track won't hurt. Ouch, yeah, those are bad numbers. Need to get them rolling. I think it might be a good idea to separate them.... At least for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 I see nothing wrong with giving Ehlers and Laine 3rd or 4th line time (12 mins a game) and then let them be powerplay specialists Perrault-Little-Roslo is an impressive checking/scoring line until Lowry is back As for Centre depth... I think other teams would love to have our depth Scheif, Little, Lowry, Copp, Wheeler, Hendricks, Perrault, Petan, Roslovic Atomic and blue_gold_84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Oh the thread title is a pot joke. Ha ha ha. I get it now. blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 I believe your 3rd line should be more offensive then your 4th , Having said that Copp should not be on the 3rd line. I'm not even sure he should be 3rd line center if Lowry injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Atomic said: Whether he fits bb1's contrived definition of superstar or not, it is just plain silly to suggest Laine should be on the top line regardless of how well or poorly he is playing. That's not how you develop a young star, that's how you ruin one. Never said he should be on the no1 line said he needs a center that has the skill to play with him....which ain't Copp or Little. Just a fact but don't let that get in the way of your opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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