at the beginning, the CH doctors were afraid that his season was over

When Patrik Laine arrived in Montreal, there was a big positive wave surrounding the Canadian. After all, when a scorer like him comes to town, it changes things quite a bit.

It was visible every time the main player touched the puck during training camp.

And that, the main person remembers. He also slipped a word about it on the sidelines of his interview with the guys from the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast. The interview was released this morning, for those interested.

By force of circumstances, quickly in the interview, Laine returned to his injury suffered during the preparatory camp. We all remember the wave of anger that followed in Montreal.

It’s interesting to get Laine’s perspective on this…in hindsight.

Now that he is healthy and no longer on crutches, Laine says that because of his many knee surgeries in his life, he was really afraid that the worst would happen.

And even if he didn’t learn it at the time, the Canadian’s doctors were also afraid that it was quite serious.

The doctors didn’t tell me at the time, but they thought my season was over. – Patrik Laine

Basically, the CH specialists, at first glance and without having time to properly analyze it, thought that the knee was going to need a big job. This ultimately was not the case since when he went to see a specialist in New York, he received contrary advice.

The doctor in New York told him his chances of getting through it without surgery were good and he decided to go for it that way.

Time will have taught us that he looks good – even if he is not the best man at five against five – since his return to the game. He helps the CH and the breath of fresh air that he was supposed to bring in October, we have been feeling it for a month and a half.

Remember that David Reinbacher, also injured in the knee during the same match, underwent surgery. He is in the process of starting to skate again and is aiming to return to play at the end of the season in Laval.