You couldn't blame Patrik Laine if he never wanted to leave Finland.
The Winnipeg Jets winger appeared to rediscover what makes him one of the most dangerous players in the game during the two-game NHL Global Series homecoming in Helsinki. It wasn't just the four goals he scored against the Florida Panthers in front of a raucous crowd, but the supreme confidence that was evident on pretty much every shift he played.
There were crisp passes. Toe-drags and dangles with the puck. Determined backchecking and aggressive forechecking. All kinds of giddy-up in his step. He looked like an entirely different player, especially compared to what we'd seen so far this season.