It was during yesterday that the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that Patrik Laine will be entered into the NHL’s assistance program and will thus disappear from the team. Now the star herself tells about the sick leave.
Patrik Laine has left Columbus and enrolled in the NHL’s assistance program. The star has left the team indefinitely to focus on himself.
Via his Instagram, the Finn now tells us that it is about his mental health.
“After careful consideration and discussion with my team and the team, I have understood the importance of my mental health and well-being. (…) I am grateful for the understanding and support from my team, and our supporters, at this moment,” he writes, among other things.
It now remains to be seen when, and if, Patrik Laine reconnects to Columbus. The star has been surrounded by the tree rumor and appears to be able to move.