Patrik Laine

What's the latest on Patrik Laine's potential contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets, you ask?. When we last left things about two months ago, the Blue Jackets' regular season was over and Laine was talking about his desire to remain with the club he has spent the last two seasons with.

NHL trade rumors circulated earlier this year on what the Columbus Blue Jackets want to do with Patrik Laine. Will they re-sign him or will he be traded?. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports that Columbus has discussed multiple contract terms with Laine, but the bigger challenge will be finding a Blue Jackets salary cap hit both sides can agree on.

Laine (upper body) is slated to be available for training camp ahead of the 2022-23 season general manager Jarmo Kekalainen told reporters Tuesday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. Laine missed the final seven games of the NHL season due to his upper-body issue, playing in just 56 games...

Patrik Laine is a Finnish winger that is currently a restricted free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Finnish native stands at over 6 feet 5 inches tall at the age of 24, hailing from the city of Tampere, which is half of the home to the 2022 IIHF World Hockey Championship. The Finn completed his first full season with the Blue Jackets in the 2021-2022 season, and we will cover how he is in the dilemma he is in now.

In the summer of 2021, it was Zach Werenski agreeing to a long-term deal to stay with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Fair or not, the Blue Jackets have garnered a reputation as an organization that has struggled to retain high-level talent. They have built this unfortunate reputation over many years but look to put it in the rear-view mirror this offseason.

NHL trade rumors circulated earlier this season that Patrik Laine could be traded in the offseason, but it is more looking like the sniper could sign in Columbus long-term. Jeff Svoboda of NHL.com reports Laine wants to stay with the team. Laine played this year under the one-year qualifying offer he inked last offseason, and now he’s a restricted free agent again.

Patrik Laine sounded Saturday like a guy who wanted to make a deal on a longer term contract with the Blue Jackets, who he served with a point a game during the 2021-'22 season. 56 points in 56 games. Laine missed games due to injury and was away following the...

Laine (upper body) will remain sidelined for Friday's season finale against the Penguins, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. A seven-game absence heading into restricted free agency isn't what Laine envisioned, but he certainly built up his value before then by producing a point per game in 56 appearances. The 24-year-old Finn will likely land a long-term deal this offseason, whether it's in Columbus or elsewhere due to an offer sheet or trade.

Laine (upper body) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Lightning, per the NHL media site. Laine will miss his sixth straight game, and it seems unlikely at this point that he'll play in Friday's season finale versus the Penguins. If he doesn't play, he'll end the season with 26 goals and 56 points in 56 outings. The Finn is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights this offseason.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will face the Colorado Avalanche in Finland this November as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. The games will occur at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, on Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5. The NHL originally scheduled the series for 2020 but it was...

Laine (upper body) will not play Tuesday versus the Lightning, per the NHL media site. Laine is set for his fifth straight absence with the injury. At this point, it's unclear if he'll be available for either of the Blue Jackets' last two games -- since they're not going to the playoffs, it makes little sense to risk serious injury for the star winger.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have languished without Patrik Laine, dropping three straight games, but with only four contests left on the docket and nothing left to play for, there may be no need to bring him back before the end of the season. The same is true for Zach Werenski,...

Laine (upper body) won't play Friday versus Ottawa, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. Laine will miss a third straight contest with his upper-body injury, and the Blue Jackets have yet to release an expected timetable for his recovery. Columbus only has four games remaining on its schedule following Friday's contest, so it's possible Laine won't return this season.

Any injury hurts a team and a star player’s injury makes an even greater impact. However, when superstar players are sidelined, it even hurts the league itself as the on-ice product suffers. The NHL was dealt some bad news on Sunday night regarding two high-profile players, but at least their absences seems short-term. The Toronto Maple Leafs were without league-leading goal scorer Auston Matthews as they took the ice, with TSN’s Mark Masters relaying that he was out with an undisclosed “minor” injury. The Columbus Blue Jackets were in the same sport with point-per-game scorer Patrik Laine, announcing that he would miss Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury. Both players, who went No. 1 and No. 2 overall in 2016, are considered “day-to-day”.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their three-game California road trip on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks. They are doing so with a little less firepower as top scorer Patrik Laine was ruled out of the contest with an upper-body injury. Laine has been running hot, putting up four points over...