Player Discussion Patrik Laine: ruining the tank

[Rob Sense]

Tbh we probably won't see him play for the Habs if it's the same injury as dach. He's not a gym rat and already struggles on the mental aspect. The league really needs punishments for these sort of things. Like strip the leafs of a first round pick and guaranteed trash like pare doesn't hit the ice next year.

Leafs don't get penalized. They have the most PP and least PKs every year. they are still worthless losers and this only the beginning of Berube player assassination tactics. Goon gonna goon!

wouldn't you agree, with modern medicine it's unlikely it's career ending. Has he injured that knee before

not career ending but most likely season ending

 

[Marioesque]

My level of interest for this season went from 10 to 1, just brutal. We’re cursed.

This is a potential career ending injury, can’t even imagine how he feels right now.

Same. I was extremely pumped, made my gf watch a pre season game and all. For the 5 minutes that lasted. I don't even feel like doing fantasy drafts now, the excitement just died.

The only part he had not previously injured, knees. Did he complete a bingo?

I just hope he can deal with this cruel and unnecessary setback and come back. A huge test to his therapist

wouldn't you agree, with modern medicine it's unlikely it's career ending. Has he injured that knee before

No, he has injured everything else but knees

 

[VT]

Brothers in solidarity

In the 2022/23 season we played a team at the end of the season that couldn't even play pre-season games, so many players were injured. Last season Laine, Severson, K. Johnson, Jenner, Fantilli, Chinakhov, Boqvist, if only those who were injured longer. Laine, Fantilli, K. Johnson and Chinakhov did not finish the season.

 

[SnapVirus]

I am really pissed. Really.

Laine was the best forward we traded for since Kovalev and now hes out.

For us its probably another top5 pick. But for him, it might be the end of his career. He was so happy and motivated to play for us and restart his career.

Completely heart broken for the guy.

 

[Habssince89]

This is the first ripple that ends up with Laine getting healthy for next season and signing for cheap BC Montreal believes in him. Maybe we end up being able to keep PL around BC of this?

 

[1909]

Let’s wait for the official medical evaluation before panicking. But with Habs « luck », he’s gonna be out for a long, long time. Back to square one again ????

 

[TennisMenace]

I’m sick…..like everyone else, I’m so tired of seeing our stars going down early and missing the entire season….it never stops….why even play preseason games? Just work hard in practice with no contact allowed?

 

[Milhouse40]

It sure seems like a long-term injury...but we never know, I think best case scenario is still 4-6 weeks
This one sucks even more cause it happen to an injury-prone player but it was just a cheap shot.

Let's hope for the best but be ready for the worst.

 

[HabbyGuy]

I swear we're cursed, two years in a row where we get kicked in the nuts and destroy all excitement going into a new season just like that. Unbelievable.

I feel so bad for Patrik.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I am really pissed. Really.

Laine was the best forward we traded for since Kovalev and now hes out.

For us its probably another top5 pick. But for him, it might be the end of his career. He was so happy and motivated to play for us and restart his career.

Completely heart broken for the guy.

End of his career??? huh

 

[Wats]

Knew the season was looking too good to be true.

 

[Ezpz]

End of his career??? huh

It's harder for tall guys to recover from knee injuries. He wasn't speedy to begin with and he's not a gym rat. Depends on what it is but if it's an ACL/MCL combination he probably won't ever be a regular player again.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Not even a dirty play. Just a pilon being a pilon on the ice. Guy was standing still

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

It's harder for tall guys to recover from knee injuries. He wasn't speedy to begin with and he's not a gym rat. Depends on what it is but if it's an ACL/MCL combination he probably won't ever be a regular player again.

He's 26 years old ffs. Ridiculous to think this is a career-ending injury.

 

[A55P2]

Let's wait, the whole career ending thing is unnecessary. We don't know yet how bad it is.

 

[the]

We are so screwed without him.

 

[Trabdy2]

I'll be surprised if it's anything but season ending. Feel bad for Laine.

 

[habdynasty]

Maybe Slaf and Dach get reunited earlier than expected this season.

 

[HankyZetts]

It's harder for tall guys to recover from knee injuries. He wasn't speedy to begin with and he's not a gym rat. Depends on what it is but if it's an ACL/MCL combination he probably won't ever be a regular player again.

What??

 

[Noble]

If we're lucky he may make his season debut with Demidov.

Yippeee

 

[the]

If Laine comes back by December we will be extremely lucky. I'm just holding hope that it's one of those freak accidents that looks worst on camera than reality.

 

[Thomas Sowell]

It's very much possible that Laine is out for a few months and returns at some point this season, and that I think would be enough to give the players a jump knowing we have a weapon coming later on.

I feel like I've seen knees swing like that before and players were out for a few months and returned

Let's wait to see what medical report is first

 

[417]

I'm not medical expert but looking at that still shot it seems like every ligament in his knee is under stress from that contact.

Not trying to be an alarmist but I'd be surprised if this wasn't total knee reconstruction.

Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Fire Graham Rhynbend!

Wait a minute.

 

[Habs]

Let’s wait for the official medical evaluation before panicking. But with Habs « luck », he’s gonna be out for a long, long time. Back to square one again ????

I normally don't predict the extent of injuries but his knee was bending the wrong direction according to all my biology classes. It looks.. season ending