TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that there has been some rumors around the league lately that Patrik Laine wouldn’t show up for training camp if he wasn’t traded by then by the Winnipeg Jets. reached out to Laine’s camp for clarification. They deny the speculation and added that he hasn’t asked for a trade.
“Having said that, his agents also made clear that it’s fair to say that given that Laine knows his name has been in trade discussions as we’ve talked about here, and given that his usage in the lineup the last couple of years has been a constant topic of conversation, the fact that he doesn’t get consistent first-line minutes, his agents Mike Liut and Andy Scott do confirm that it probably would be mutually beneficial to both the player and to the team if Patrik Laine is traded and that there is clear communication between them and Kevin Cheveldayoff, the GM of the Winnipeg Jets, about this.