Maurice not worried about Laine's slump

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Despite his recent slump, Patrik Laine has more goals at this point in the season than he did in his first two. (Trevor Hagan / The Canadian Press files)While Patrik Laine has gone eight games without a goal and has only four in his last 29 outings, there has been no public hand-wringing from Jets head coach Paul Maurice over the 20-year-old Finn's plight.

So what is Maurice's next step with Laine?

"Some of it’s just personnel changes," said Maurice following Wednesday's practice. "Players coming in and out of lineup affect who he plays with. He likes playing over on the left side, we like some of the things that have come with him playing on the left side. So…