Even though he covers Central division rival, Olczyk turns into a fan whenever he watches the Finnish sniper get the puck on his stick.
It's fun," smiled Olczyk.
"You know when Laine gets the puck from the blueline in there's a chance the puck is going to end up in the back of the net. Your producer and director better be ready cause they might have to start rolling a few replays."
Olczyk added that Winnipeg has a "boat full" of incredibly talented players on their roster - including Mark Scheifele.
"To me I think he's worked himself into being a top-10 player in the National Hockey League," - said Olczyk.
"There's no doubt. He might be the most underrated player in the league because of what he can do in all situations for Paul Maurice and the Winnipeg Jets."
On November 29th when Chicago was in Winnipeg for their first visit of the season, the Jets paid tribute to Olczyk on Hockey Fights Cancer night at Bell MTS Place. The colon cancer survivor received a warm reception from the fans in the building.
"It's always great to come back home. My wife and I and our family laid our hat here for almost six years of my 16 years in the National Hockey League," said Olczyk.
"I was thrilled (about the tribute) and I seeked out Mark Chipman, I seeked out Chevy (GM Kevin Cheveldayoff) and thanked them very much for recognizing me back in Winnipeg on such a special night. I think we'd be remiss if we didn't say Hockey Fights Cancer month in November might be the single greatest initiative the National Hockey League has come up with. Now being a survivor and being right in the middle of it, it means a lot."
