Re: Laine's Value & Future
I prefer Connor over Laine, but Laine's no slouch. I think he'll (Laine) be a consistent 40+ goal scorer and might hit 50 once or twice. He's goal heavy so I think he'll be a PPG player or close to, but I don't see him adding 50 assists a season.
With the trade rumours you can inquire about his availability. The owner might be thinking of a trade to another team and the impact if he's paired with worse linemates (I think Laine will be fine no matter where he goes).
League 1
Keep 16 - 4 rookies max 162 GP
Forwards: Point, Tavares, Svechnikov, Boeser, R Strome, Teravainen, Tarasenko, Arvidsson, Tolvanen
Defencemen: Boqvist, Hamilton, Dahlin, Klingberg, Ekblad, Hronek, Marino, Brannstrom, Shattenkirk
Goalies: Vasilevsky, Shesterkin,
Minors: Kravtsov, Tolvanen, Brannstrom
League 2
Keep 18 - 4 rookies max 162 GP
Forwards: J Hughes, Kakko, Cozens, Frost, Kubalik, M Tkachuk, Vrana, A Svechnikov, Virtanen, Buchnevich, Gurianov, Tarasenko, Lehkonen
Defencemen: R Andersson, Jokiharju, Trouba, Valimaki, Cholowski, Leddy, Montour
Goalies: Saros, Sorokin, Talbot
Minors: Heponiemi, Krebs, Tippett, Hoglander, Liljegren, Bouchard,