Let’s talk about Patrik Laine with nuance

Additional information was released about the Canadiens' Finnish star.

Let’s talk about Patrik Laine with nuance

How quickly moods can change in the playoffs. There had been some frustration simmering in the background with Laine this season, but from what I could tell, the majority of fans understood going in that Laine was available for the price the Canadiens paid because he is a flawed player, and it’s clear that the knee injury took a piece out of him this year as well. Source

Patrik Laine is going through a difficult period with the Canadian and he is clearly not unanimous, either in the locker room or among the supporters. While the team is fighting hard in a bitterly contested playoff series, the Finnish striker seems to be against the current. His lack of involvement, both in the defensive folds and in the battles for the puck, astonishes in a group that gives everything on the ice night after night.This contrast …