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Patrik Laine

LW, #29

PTS

+/-

-10

Player Bio

HT/WT

6' 5", 205 lbs

Age

Born

04-19-1998

Handedness

Right

Blue Jackets amenable to trading Patrik Laine, but it won't be an easy deal to swing

Moving Laine won't be easy, and it's possible the Blue Jackets may have to retain some of his salary or sweeten the offer to swing a deal.

Aaron Portzline91

Blue Jackets amenable to trading Patrik Laine, but it won't be an easy deal to swing

Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine expected to miss 6 weeks with fractured clavicle

Laine suffered the injury in the second period of Thursday's 6-5 overtime win against the Maple Leafs.

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$Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine expected to miss 6 weeks with fractured clavicle$

Blue Jackets cave in third period, lose to Canadiens: 'It's hard to swallow'

The Blue Jackets have been unable to grab hold of games in the balance. Wednesday they lost two second-period leads to the Canadiens.

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Blue Jackets cave in third period, lose to Canadiens: 'It's hard to swallow'

Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine ‘blindsided’ by ‘embarrassing’ decision to make him a healthy scratch

Laine acknowledged that he has struggled but said he won't find confidence "eating popcorn, watching the game."

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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine ‘blindsided’ by ‘embarrassing’ decision to make him a healthy scratch

Portzline: Nothing but losses and chaos in Columbus, as another season goes off the rails early

Nothing is working and nothing makes sense right now for the Blue Jackets. Will anybody take the fall for this?

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Portzline: Nothing but losses and chaos in Columbus, as another season goes off the rails early

NHL style power rankings: Well-dressed Hurricanes, Mitch Marner, Patrik Laine and more

This week's NHL style power rankings featured two teams with multiple entries in the top 10. There also were a couple other familiar faces.

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NHL style power rankings: Well-dressed Hurricanes, Mitch Marner, Patrik Laine and more

With Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine watching from bench, Blue Jackets' rally falls short

Columbus leaned on rookie Adam Fantilli's line while the two veterans sat out much of the third period.

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With Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine watching from bench, Blue Jackets' rally falls short

Flames' Rasmus Andersson suspended four games for charging Blue Jackets’ Patrik Laine

This is Andersson’s second incident involving the NHL’s supplemental discipline.

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Flames' Rasmus Andersson suspended four games for charging Blue Jackets’ Patrik Laine

NHL style power rankings: All eyes on Connor Bedard, Patrik Laine and 2 Maple Leafs

Julian McKenzie and Scott Powers take over the NHL style power rankings for the 2023-24 hockey season. The first week has old and new faces.

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NHL style power rankings: All eyes on Connor Bedard, Patrik Laine and 2 Maple Leafs

Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine injured by violent hit late in win over Flames

Though there was no update on Laine's condition, it was an explosive end to an otherwise good night for the Blue Jackets.

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Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine injured by violent hit late in win over Flames

NHL’s top 7 player experiments: Laine at center, Lafrenière's top-six chance and more

Just over a week into the 2023-24 NHL season, we're seeing a few players in roles that are bigger, notably different or unexpected.

Harman Dayal92

NHL’s top 7 player experiments: Laine at center, Lafrenière's top-six chance and more

Patrik Laine's 'evolving' presence within the Blue Jackets is difficult to ignore

Laine is heading into his eighth NHL season healthy, surrounded by more talent than he's known in Columbus, and more comfortable than ever.

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Patrik Laine's 'evolving' presence within the Blue Jackets is difficult to ignore

Blue Jackets draft primer: Columbus looks for an upgrade through trade market, free agency

GM Jarmo Kekalainen doesn't seem willing to wait on this year's draft pick to get Columbus back in the mix in the Eastern Conference.

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Blue Jackets draft primer: Columbus looks for an upgrade through trade market, free agency

Blue Jackets mailbag, part 1: Laine to center, and plenty of Bedard chatter

If the Blue Jackets don't win the draft lottery and end up with the No. 3 pick, who might they take?

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Blue Jackets mailbag, part 1: Laine to center, and plenty of Bedard chatter

Patrik Laine at center? In a lost season, Blue Jackets giving it a look

With 13 games left to play this season, if there ever was a time to move guys around into different spots, it's now.

Aaron Portzline92

Patrik Laine at center? In a lost season, Blue Jackets giving it a look

Blue Jackets fall to Ducks, but Cole Sillinger snaps 45-game goal drought

Friday's loss to Anaheim eliminated the Blue Jackets from playoff contention with 14 games remaining — the earliest that has ever happened.

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Blue Jackets fall to Ducks, but Cole Sillinger snaps 45-game goal drought

Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine offer glimpse of what could be

We haven't seen much of Gaudreau and Laine working in concert this season. Why has it not worked with them together so far?

Aaron Portzline69

Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine offer glimpse of what could be

NHL style power rankings: Patrik Laine, Pat Maroon, pets and more

Another two weeks of NHL action meant plenty of opportunity to highlight some of the best-dressed players in the league.

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NHL style power rankings: Patrik Laine, Pat Maroon, pets and more

Blue Jackets expose Oilers’ weaknesses: Could they fill their trade needs?

Could the Blue Jackets’ Vladislav Gavrikov be the solution to the Oilers’ defensive issues?

Aaron Portzline77

Blue Jackets expose Oilers’ weaknesses: Could they fill their trade needs?

Kirill Marchenko delivers after replacing Patrik Laine on Blue Jackets’ top line

The Blue Jackets came back from an early 2-0 deficit to stun the Maple Leafs 4-3 in Toronto.

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Kirill Marchenko delivers after replacing Patrik Laine on Blue Jackets’ top line