The length of Patrik Laine’s sick leave was revealed.
Montreal The Canadiens announce that Patrik Laine will be sidelined for an estimated 2-3 months.
Laine’s knee was sprained, and the injury does not require surgery. The information is reassuring, because a worse judgment was feared.
If the recovery assessment is correct, Laine could start his season in December-January.
Laine, 26, who moved to Montreal for this season, was injured right away in his second training game of the fall, the night before Sunday. He crashed into Toronto Cedric Paren with fatal consequences.
The freshest the injury is the latest chapter in Laine’s dark injury history in recent years.
During the previous four seasons, Lainee has missed 128 NHL games due to various health problems, which means 42 percent of his team’s games.
Last winter, Laine applied for the NHL’s treatment program due to mental health problems, which is why he didn’t play a single game in the spring season.
Laine played his last NHL game on December 14, 2023.
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