Could Patrik Laine’s Montreal Chapter Be Closer to a Shocking Twist Than Fans Realize?

The biggest one, I’ll just put a bow on Montreal up here, Patrik Laine. Like he’s a really, really polarizing guy. We discussed him at length . He’s got another year on his deal at $8.7 million, but healthy, not healthy scratch, but, benched, and then injury, or, I don’t know what’s going on there. But is he a guy that could get pushed out, or they’re going to maybe be patient with him for another year?”

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Pierre LeBrun: “I mean, listen, I don’t think the market, the reality is, I don’t think there’s not much of a market for him at that salary even though he has a year left on his deal. He really became a power-play player only for them. I mean liability defensively, five-on-five. Great attitude, I’m told, and everything else, but his skill set has eroded. And the interesting thing is, you got a real glimpse of the immediate future with Laine out.

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