ST. LOUIS – It started early Friday afternoon and extended into Saturday morning. With the Winnipeg Jets in town to take on the St. Louis Blues Saturday night in the first of consecutive games this weekend, the love fest for Jets winger Patrik Laine made a brief pit stop in the Gateway City.
Laine, the Jets’ 18-year-old Finnish rookie who has taken the NHL by storm this season, scoring 15 goals in his first 26 games, was once again the talk of the town. Selected with the second overall pick in June’s draft, Laine has the second most goals heading into Saturday’s set of games, just one behind superstar Sidney Crosby – a player many believe to be the best in the sport.