Patrik Laine has been a Columbus Blue Jacket for roughly three-and-a-half years, however his tenure with the staff seems to be reaching its finish.
Based on The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, Laine has knowledgeable the Blue Jackets entrance workplace that he desires to be traded this offseason.
“[Trading him is] the aim from everybody concerned,” LeBrun stated on TSN’s “Insider Buying and selling” on Wednesday. “He want to transfer on. His agent has had conversations with the Blue Jackets about it, and each side are going work collectively to attempt to get that finished. He desires a recent begin. Hasn’t been slot in Columbus. 4 years at $8.7 million per yr — let’s see how huge that market is.”