Laine returned to the Blue Jackets lineup for the first time today since suffering the injury on October 20th. Andersson was given a four-game suspension for the hit.
Andersson and the Flames would go on to appeal the decision, but NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the Department of Player Safety's decision.
The play in which Laine was injured was particularly disappointing because it came with essentially no time at all left in the game. The play was not only dirty, but completely unnecessary and poorly timed. As a result, tensions between the two teams will likely come back when they play against each other again in January.
Laine has never been known as a fighter but he has fought exactly one time before in the NHL. He fought against Brandon Hagel all the way back on February 13th 2021.
It seems unlikely that he would fight again given his reputation, but perhaps he could. Mark your calendars as the Blue Jackets next play the Flames January 25th.
As seen on Patrik Laine Threatens The Player That Injured Him
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 11 | 65 ANSWERS Patrick Laine Sends a Threat to Player Who Injured Him Do you agree with the four-game suspension Andersson served for his hit on Laine? | ||
Yes | 21 | 32.3 % |
No, too short | 20 | 30.8 % |
No, too long | 24 | 36.9 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Elias Pettersson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |