This led to the Blue Jackets making life hard on him during the game on Monday night. After six shifts, the boo birds, and four hits against, Laine left the game with an apparent injury. Now back to what the insider had to say. The latest NHL insider to share their opinion was Jeff Marek. He had this to say:

Former Blue Jackets forward says he needed to leave after 'things happened,' and says he tired of 'losing and just giving up when it's December.'

Defenseman Zach Werenski didn't hold back against former Columbus Blue Jackets, now Montreal Canadiens star Patrik Laine following the Finn's comments on his NHL return to Ohio.

Blue Jackets assistant captain Zach Werenski clearly did not appreciate the comments from ex-teammate Patrik Laine!

I just thought that was pretty ridiculous to be honest.” Denton Mateychuk impresses in NHL debut for Columbus Blue Jackets Rookie Denton Mateychuk’s NHL debut was one of the worst kept “secrets” of the season. He was recalled from AHL Cleveland on ...

Laine will face his former club for the first time since his summer trade to the Canadiens Monday night in Columbus.

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski did not mince words when responding to pregame comments made by former teammate Patrik Laine, now with the Montreal Canadiens.

Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine had some critical words for his former teammates on the Columbus Blue Jackets. Laine opened up with Blue Jackets reporter Aaron Portzlline yesterday, expressing his reasons for wanting a trade out of Columbus: “I feel like we were just doing the same thing year after year,

Finnish forward Patrik Laine has been a revelation for the Montreal Canadiens, scoring eight power-play goals since his return to action in early December; he’s already second overall in the NHL for goals scored with the man advantage.