{"id":436893,"date":"2024-01-28T17:08:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T22:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=436893"},"modified":"2024-01-28T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T22:08:36","slug":"patrik-laine-enters-player-assistance-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/01\/28\/patrik-laine-enters-player-assistance-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrik Laine Enters Player Assistance Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/01\/15\/nhl-rumours-flames-and-blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lainepa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrik Laine<\/a> will enter the NHL\/NHLPA Player assistance program. Laine will receive care for an undisclosed issue. News of the Finnish forward entering the program broke on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CBJ<\/a> GM Jarmo Kekalainen: \u201cPatrik has our complete support, and our sole concern is his well-being. Out of respect for Patrik, we will have no further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aportzline\/status\/1751675600320741437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Patrik Laine Goes Into Player Assistance Program<\/h2>\n<p>Laine will be out for an indefinite period of time while he deals with the issue. He will be able to return to Columbus when program administrators clear him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Patrik has our complete support, and our sole concern is his well-being,&#8221; Blue Jackets general manager and alternate governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kekalja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarmo Kekalainen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/39410178\/blue-jackets-patrik-laine-enters-player-assistance-program\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said in a statement.<\/a> &#8220;Out of respect for Patrik, we will have no further comment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old was recovering a broken collarbone that he suffered against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 14. Laine has only played in 18 games and registered six goals and nine points. He had a Corsi for of 53.5 and a relative Corsi of 11.0.<\/p>\n<p>Laine has played in in 479 career NHL games to date, posting 203 goals and 387 points. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/01\/23\/nhl-rumours-blues-jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> selected the Finn with the second overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft. He&#8217;s played for the Jets and the Blue Jackets in his eight-year NHL career.<\/p>\n<h3>What It Means<\/h3>\n<p>This season has been a rough one for Laine with injuries and an illness. The high-flying forward missed time earlier in the campaign due to a concussion. He was actually scratched in the middle of November for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Kekalainen said there&#8217;s no updated timeline on when Laine could return. However, his health and well-being are the most important thing at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Laine was with the team on their recent road trip through Western Canada. He had an eye on hopefully returning, but he suffered a setback and went back to Ohio. Laine&#8217;s setback was discovered during the recent road swing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine will enter the NHL\/NHLPA Player assistance program. Laine will receive care for an undisclosed issue. News of the Finnish forward entering the program broke on Sunday afternoon. #CBJ GM Jarmo Kekalainen: \u201cPatrik has our complete support, and our sole concern is his well-being. 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