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Patrik Laine “grumbles a bit and is all alone in his corner”
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Patrik Laine “grumbles a bit and is all alone in his corner”
Credit: Patrik Laine is one of the players to watch today because of his health. Will the Canadiens’ mysterious forward be able to play tonight’s game? All indications are that no, he won’t be able to play. Right now, the word on the street is that Laine doesn’t seem to be in good shape to play […]

Patrik Laine is one of the players to watch today because of his health. Will the Canadiens' mysterious forward be able to play tonight's game?

All indications are that no, he won't be able to play.

Right now, the word on the street is that Laine doesn't seem to be in good shape to play tonight's game in Washington. And Martin McGuire had more to say on the subject.

Last night, on 98.5 FM's Amateurs de sports, the station's game announcer said that, at yesterday's practice, he wasn't impressed with Laine.

In every aspect of his game.

I watched him at practice and Patrik Laine didn't convince me that he was ready physically or mentally. – Martin McGuire on Patrik Laine

What McGuire said was that Laine was all alone in his corner, grumbling a bit. He doesn't see him interacting with others, unlike elsewhere on the ice.

McGuire also believes that, in terms of his body language, it's as if “the blinds are closed” in Laine's case. That's how the 98.5 Sports member wants to put it.

It's worth noting that when other players do something that gets attention (like Cole Caufield falling into the tape, for example), the guys laugh it off with the main guy. But not with Laine.

This isn't the first time we've heard that Laine is sometimes a bit out of the loop.

We know that Laine's knee and wrist hurt, but we also know that socially, it's sometimes more difficult for him. These aspects, plus the fact that he's not the hardest worker on the ice, are working against him at the moment.

To be continued.


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