Patrik Laine entering player assistance program

[MMC]

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

Good luck to him. Who knows what’s going on but the pressure after his first three seasons were probably intense

 

[GeoRox89]

Hope he gets the help he needs

Wonder if the seeming recent increase in players entering the program is due to an increase in problems, a greater willingness to admit they have them and seek treatment or a bit of both

 

[Chainshot]

Hope he gets the help he needs and comes out of it better.

 

[OysterForever]

Could be related to his father passing away two years ago.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Hopefully he’s alright and gets the help needed

 

[Ezekial]

Hope he gets the help he needs

Wonder if the seeming recent increase in players entering the program is due to an increase in problems, a greater willingness to admit they have them and seek treatment or a bit of both

Definitely a greater willingness to admit them and seek treatment. 100%.

 

[cc]

Good on him to admit to his problem. A positive step in the right direction

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Does the sun not ever shine in Columbus?

 

[BB88]

He’s had a lot of things going on in his life and on top of it took a pretty bad looking concussion

All the best for #29

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Could be related to his father passing away two years ago.

That and just getting hurt all the time. Can't be easy.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

Hope he gets the help he needs

Wonder if the seeming recent increase in players entering the program is due to an increase in problems, a greater willingness to admit they have them and seek treatment or a bit of both

Could also be residual effects from the pandemic, as a lot of them had to go through a lot of stress to play in those conditions. Plus not being able to see family for a long time.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

That and just getting hurt all the time. Can't be easy.

He gets hurt alot because he's not dedicated to his fitness. When Gary Roberts had to retire due to neck injuries, he took time off and figured out his fitness, recovery, nutrition. Became a guru. Then he came back and played many more years until his 40s. Hopefully Laine finds something like that....or he finds Roberts even!

 

[GeoRox89]

Could also be residual effects from the pandemic, as a lot of them had to go through a lot of stress to play in those conditions. Plus not being able to see family for a long time.

For sure, that’s something I would include in the increase in problems category. There’s been an increase in mental health and addiction problems in the general population since the pandemic. It would make sense we see that trend with players as well but presumably it’s also being destigmatized and guys who wouldn’t have gotten help before are willing to now

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Seems like there’s been a lot of this this year. It’s a good thing it isn’t as taboo. Best of luck to them all. You don’t take leaves like this if things are going well in your life

 

[Marioesque]

He gets hurt alot because he's not dedicated to his fitness. When Gary Roberts had to retire due to neck injuries, he took time off and figured out his fitness, recovery, nutrition. Became a guru. Then he came back and played many more years until his 40s. Hopefully Laine finds something like that....or he finds Roberts even!

Oh yeah, if he took his fitness seriously, he wouldn't get concussed when Anderson jumps for his head.

 

[Moon Man]

Could also be residual effects from the pandemic, as a lot of them had to go through a lot of stress to play in those conditions. Plus not being able to see family for a long time.

Yes, it was not easy on many.

 

[dirtydanglez]

its bittersweet to see the number of players reaching out for help. certainly seems like we may be seeing more this season.

 

[Jussi]

That and just getting hurt all the time. Can't be easy.

I think it's very much a combination of those. On the anniversary of his father's death he posted something that made it clear it still hurts him.

 

[Ezekial]

Oh yeah, maybe he could develop a sense of humility too. 3-1 Columbus with 10 seconds left, maybe he could not have such arrogance to pad his stats and get the empty-netter leaving him vulnerable to getting popped by Anderson.

Andersson's pride was hurt much more than any physical injury he could bestow upon another human. His team was about to go down 4-1 in a regular season game in October, you can't imagine the scrutiny he would've gotten had he not jumped at Laine's head.

 

[CanadienShark]

Fingers crossed he gets the help he needs.

 

[Byrral]

Does the sun not ever shine in Columbus?

As a Columbus fan I could care less about the above and only wish Patrik well with whatever he is dealing with.

 

[waitin425]

I hope he gets whatever help he needs.

By way of a general comment though. In my industry, a unionized setting, there are numerous people going off on stress and mental health related claims. Is this something that is pervasive in North America these days? I have worked in my job for 20 plus years, and have never seen it so bad with so many people off. Not withstanding the other four who recently went off (probably exceptional circumstances), is this something that might start to proliferate in the NHL? Maybe all these issues were always here, and just not as talked about and supported, I get that. But overall, I feel like more needs to be done to teach resiliency.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Get well Patrik.

 

[TMLife17]

Good to see people asking for help when they need it.

Get well soon.