The Winnipeg Jets, eager to unleash two of hockey’s most-celebrated rookie forwards on the NHL, are expected to have Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor on the same line tonight when they open the regular season at home against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Eighteen-year-old Laine and 19-year-old Connor will debut with veteran centre Mathieu Perreault on the club’s newly formed third unit. It’s an interesting, surprising twist but Laine said it has all the makings of a productive trio.
"It’s a good line.