Laine benched for the second game in a row, Meier injured.

You can always trade those underperfoming bums to me so I can add more to my collection of guys that have nearly no points and/or are benched/injured.

Hey, he's still tied in points with Frost + Luostarinen!

Says the ultimate predator....Hall for Ovechkin? Really? And YOU are chirping about predators?

"I had no inklink that Meier would shit the bed", he said, perhaps a month after making a "christ I gotta dump Meier, he's fucked" post.

The next trade any of you make with this franchise is gonna be with my next of kin.

I asked AI to write a short poem about Laine's latest troubles and it was decidedly more optimistic than you lot.

Patrik Laine had a dream
To play center for his team
But he soon found out the hard way
That it’s not as easy as it may seem

He turned the puck over left and right
He couldn’t win a faceoff fight
He couldn’t set up his wingers well
He couldn’t defend his own net tight

He got injured by a heavy hit
He strained his triceps in a bit
He missed some games and lost his groove
He wondered if he should just quit

But Patrik Laine is not a quitter
He’s a fighter and a hitter
He’ll work hard to improve his game
And prove that he’s a winner

He’ll learn from his mistakes and grow
He’ll listen to his coach and show
He’ll adapt to his new role and shine
He’ll be the center of the show