The Suomalaistahtahti was left out of the lineup.
Patrik Laine’s season took an even worse turn when he had to watch the Philadelphia game from the stands. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
Patrik Laine shelving is one of the NHL’s hottest topics right now. The Suomalaistahtahti was thrown out of the Columbus lineup before the Philadelphia match between Sunday and Monday, where Jarmo Kekäläinen the club led already experienced its ninth consecutive defeat.
Host of Sportsnet’s 32 Thoughts podcast Elliotte Friedman was quite critical of Laine’s treatment because it happened quite quickly after returning to real action. Laine has only played nine matches this season because he was injured at the beginning of the season.
– I don’t think they are trying to humiliate him, but there is a difference between trying to avoid it and humiliating the player. Patrik Laine is a sensitive guy. That hurts. It would hurt anyone, Friedman thinking.
Significant
Laine started as a center forward, but has also been seen in a more familiar position as a winger. According to Friedman, the situation could have been tried to calm down for a while, that there would have been clearer grounds for waking up the star who scored only three power points.
– Would it have been better for him to play a few games on the sidelines and see that hey, now we have to put him on the side of the stands.
Friedman’s pair of horns By Jeff Marek in my opinion, the solution is extremely difficult, because the coach may be influencing the background Pascal Vincent also GM Kekäläinen.
– This is significant. This means that we are not getting anywhere near what we would like from you. I’m just wondering where this is going.
– Benching is one thing, it is the coach’s responsibility. Stand commands like this are the general manager’s responsibility, Marek sees.
Columbus will face the Chicago Blackhawks next. The match will be played on the night before Thursday Finnish time.