In his first three NHL seasons, Patrik Laine scored goals at an interesting rate. He scored 36, 44 and 30 goals in his first three campaigns with the Jets… But since the trade that sent him to Columbus, he hasn’t been the same player.
Despite some preseason expectations that the Columbus Blue Jackets could potentially compete for an Eastern Conference playoff spot in 2023-24, it was instead another abysmal campaign in Ohio.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have decided to move on from general manager Jarmo Kekalainen after 11 years and two days on the job. He was hired by John Davidson on Feb 13, 2013 and was fired by Davidson on Feb 15, 2024.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to make a front office change. It’s been announced that the Jackets have had general manager Jarmo Kekalainen fired as of Thursday morning.
With Patrik Laine currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau has picked up Laine’s commitment to donate $1,000 a point for the rest of the season to promote men’s mental health awareness and support in Columbus, and he explained that choice when speaking to the media.
With the All-Star break in the rearview, the trade deadline looms large. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make? Let's take a look around the league with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
On the same day it was announced that Blue Jackets’ forward Patrik Laine was entering the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, he took to Instagram and shared a statement.
The Columbus Blue Jackets had a rough Sunday. Forward Patrik Laine has taken to social media to provide clarity on his decision to enter the NHL Players Association’s Player Assistance Program, resulting in an indefinite leave of absence from the team.
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.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that winger Patrik Laine has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Sunday. Laine, 25, has been out
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program to receive care for an undisclosed issue and will be unavailable to his team for an indefinite period.
Columbus Blue Jackets’ forward Patrik Laine has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program Sunday according to a release from the NHL, NHLPA and the team.
The Columbus Blue Jackets’ forward, Patrik Laine, has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, as jointly announced by the Blue Jackets, NHL, and NHLPA today.
Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine will be out indefinitely while he receives care from the NHL and NHLPA’s Player Assistance Program.
Patrik Laine was close to a return to the Blue Jackets’ lineup. But now we will not see him until some time after the All-Star Break. Blue Jackets’ head coach Pascal Vincent told the assembled media in Vancouver on Saturday that Laine suffered a setback in his recovery and has returned to Columbus.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a team to watch leading up to the NHL’s trade deadline on March 8. Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen has been very candid suggesting the team is open to just about any trade scenario, which includes sniper Patrik Laine.
At the end of the day, given that both players are signed beyond this season to relatively large sums of money, it is unlikely that the Blue Jackets will be able to find a trading partner until the draft or the opening of the free-agent market next summer.
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that they will be without the services of Patrik Laine for six weeks due to a fractured clavicle. Laine has also been put on IR.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that forward Patrik Laine suffered a clavicle fracture in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
According to Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic, something has to give in Patrik Laine’s career to get him back on track. A player once brimming with confidence, the forward is a shell of his former self and if he doesn’t get out of Columbus, things could go from bad to worse.
In his first few seasons, Patrick Laine was an absolute stud who could score from the perimeter, beating a goaltender cleanly when the average player would have no business being able to do that.
Things are getting interesting in Columbus. Patrik Laine’s recent comments about being a healthy scratch have lingered and there’s now talk that he’s unhappy.
Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine made his opinion clear about being scratched against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
News out of Columbus continues to increase speculation that Patrik Laine is struggling to figure it out with the Blue Jackets. It isn’t just this year either.
After benching star players Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine in several games, the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Pascal Vincent, has made Laine a healthy scratch for Sunday's game.
Laine missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Patrik Laine on injured reserve retroactive to October 20, the club announced Monday afternoon.
On October 19th, Patrik Laine of the Columbus Blue Jackets announced which Central Ohio community effort he would be raising awareness and money for during the 2023-24 season.
Professional athletes can be their own harshest critics. Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine is no different.
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