fanaticV3.0 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 I agree with this wholeheartedly. I don't think we can underestimate the effect that his brief stint on the Phantoms did for him. He was put into a position playing against "men" and showed himself he could do it without the pressure of being in the NHL in a 3/4 line role. He said himself his "confidence" is his biggest asset now. I don't know that he gets that "confidence" if he was thrown into the bottom six of this team to start the year. Great to see him play his way into a position instead of being handed it. I'm shocked that it did, but it definitely did. I wouldn't even be that surprised if it was a half of a season. I would never expect 13 games to do much at all. I agree having to earn it helped. Hopefully he rubs off on some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm shocked that it did, but it definitely did. I wouldn't even be that surprised if it was a half of a season. I would never expect 13 games to do much at all. I agree having to earn it helped. Hopefully he rubs off on some of them. I think that coming out of Junior there is a natural tendency for some players to question whether or not they can replicate their success against "men" instead of "boys." Getting that chance to be "the man" on the Phantoms and showing himself that he can accomplish what he did in Junior for even a short time showed him that he should have the confidence that he can play at this level. I simply don't think he's the same player (second line center) if he starts the season in the NHL swapping minutes with Vandevelde and Bellemare on the 4th line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/116187/video-first-nhl-goal-flyers-laughton-notches-two-points-win/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-first-nhl-goal-flyers-laughton-notches-two-points-win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanaticV3.0 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 I think that coming out of Junior there is a natural tendency for some players to question whether or not they can replicate their success against "men" instead of "boys." Getting that chance to be "the man" on the Phantoms and showing himself that he can accomplish what he did in Junior for even a short time showed him that he should have the confidence that he can play at this level. I simply don't think he's the same player (second line center) if he starts the season in the NHL swapping minutes with Vandevelde and Bellemare on the 4th line. I agree, I'm simply shocked that all it took was 13 games to get him to feel and play that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I agree, I'm simply shocked that all it took was 13 games to get him to feel and play that way. I think it really depends on the player. Laughton was a guy who apparently had the talent and just needed the glimpse. I think it's also being put into a good role - like a scoring center instead of a defense-first guy. He was able to show his offensive chops and had success - even for a short time - with it. That could be where Couturier is finally getting - because he was slotted into a defense-first role and hasn't really had a chance to work on his offensive game at this level. Now he's getting PP time and given a little more of an offensive role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanaticV3.0 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 I think it really depends on the player. Laughton was a guy who apparently had the talent and just needed the glimpse. I think it's also being put into a good role - like a scoring center instead of a defense-first guy. He was able to show his offensive chops and had success - even for a short time - with it. That could be where Couturier is finally getting - because he was slotted into a defense-first role and hasn't really had a chance to work on his offensive game at this level. Now he's getting PP time and given a little more of an offensive role. I agree. It was definitely his own doing and because of his own skill and mental toughness. I simply find it shocking it happened in such a short amount of time. Suddenly Daniel Larusso becoming a black belt, and every other underdog who became an expert in their respective movie's field, in the middle 45 minutes of a movie doesn't seen so outlandish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I agree. It was definitely his own doing and because of his own skill and mental toughness. I simply find it shocking it happened in such a short amount of time. Suddenly Daniel Larusso becoming a black belt, and every other underdog who became an expert in their respective movie's field, in the middle 45 minutes of a movie doesn't seen so outlandish. It's gonna take a montage. Even Rocky had a montage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 @radoran I agree. Couturier should have been left in junior for another year where he could develop further at both ends of the rink. Its no wonder his offensive game has stagnated...he's rarely ever able to use it for going on 4 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanaticV3.0 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 It's gonna take a montage. Even Rocky had a montage. Life would be better if it had a soundtrack and of course the occasional montage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 @radoran I agree. Couturier should have been left in junior for another year where he could develop further at both ends of the rink. Its no wonder his offensive game has stagnated...he's rarely ever able to use it for going on 4 years now. Not at all what I said... My point was that Couturier was put into a "defensive" mindset when he got here and remained there until this season. Now, his offensive game is starting to emerge. He has half as many PPP this season as he had in his previous career and has half of his career high in goals - both just 29 games into the season. Different players, different paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesesteak Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I agree. It was definitely his own doing and because of his own skill and mental toughness. I simply find it shocking it happened in such a short amount of time. Suddenly Daniel Larusso becoming a black belt, and every other underdog who became an expert in their respective movie's field, in the middle 45 minutes of a movie doesn't seen so outlandish.Daniel son wasn't a black belt, they only took one because he needed it to enter the All Valley tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Even Rocky had a montage.Monnntage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanaticV3.0 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Daniel son wasn't a black belt, they only took one because he needed it to enter the All Valley tournament. Stop right there. Daniel was 10X the black belt Johnny or any of his cronies were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Stop right there. Daniel was 10X the black belt Johnny or any of his cronies were.Hillary Swank will kick both of em ass!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyClarkeFan16 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm very impressed with Laughton so far at the NHL level. I was hoping he was only going to get a cup of coffee and then be sent back to Lehigh Valley where he could really work on his offensive game and be "the man" down there. However, he's been very impressive in Philadelphia and he's developing some real good chemistry with Simmonds and Schenn. Very confident that he's going to end up being a more physical version of Patrice Bergeron. One of the things that really stands out with Laughton (and it's the same with Bergeron) is that he's always thinking out on the ice. You can see that he really focuses on what's going on around him and he's just aware of things at all times. That kind of sense is going to be his bread and butter in the NHL. He might not ever put up Giroux-like numbers, but I can see Laughton being a 30 goal/60 point guy with elite two-way awareness. It's very possible that he and Couturier could end up challenging for the Selke award later in their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesesteak Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Stop right there. Daniel was 10X the black belt Johnny or any of his cronies were.No way man! Waxing all those cars and painting the fence helped but he was NO blackbelt. He just got lucky with that crane-kick. He didn't even have a belt...Here's proofhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DtsyLt1Ko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hillary Swank will kick both of em ass!!!!That dude could throw a punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 That dude could throw a punchShe even...er he even had Clint Eastwood scccccuuurd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Watching Laughton is a pleasure. He just reeks of stardom. The kid can flat out dangle and has some nice wheels. He's starting to show the tip of the iceberg offensively. He should be an untouchable moving forward. I see some 80-90 pt seasons in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Monet Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sssshhhhhh jammer. Your going to jinx him. I'm still waiting for Downie to be an all-star! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Watching Laughton is a pleasure. He just reeks of stardom. The kid can flat out dangle and has some nice wheels. He's starting to show the tip of the iceberg offensively. He should be an untouchable moving forward. I see some 80-90 pt seasons in a few years. Ever over the top....last year ONE player hit 90 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sssshhhhhh jammer. Your going to jinx him. I'm still waiting for Downie to be an all-star!And Crater to score 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanaticV3.0 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hillary Swank will kick both of em ass!!!! We do not speak of that movie. But yeah, I can see her kicking Ralph Macchio's ass. She's in better shape than he's ever been in and Pat Mortia admittedly knew zero karate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanaticV3.0 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 No way man! Waxing all those cars and painting the fence helped but he was NO blackbelt. He just got lucky with that crane-kick. He didn't even have a belt...Here's proofhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DtsyLt1Ko You misunderstand me. I know what Mr. Miyagi did, but when Miyagi says you are a black belt, you are a black belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesesteak Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 You misunderstand me. I know what Mr. Miyagi did, but when Miyagi says you are a black belt, you are a black belt.Well, if you put it THAT way, who am I to argue? BANZAI!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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