Patrik Laine started skating again on November 6. On Wednesday, he took a new step in his fitness.
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He trained for around ten minutes with his teammates, having previously been skating alone.
The Finn suffered a sprained left knee following contact with Cédric Paré of the Toronto Maple Leafs during a preseason game on September 28.
In the days following the injury, the Canadian let it be known that the 26-year-old forward would be out for a period of two to three months. It’s been almost two months and the signs are more than encouraging.
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Closer
We feel that everyone at the Canadian is eager for Laine to be able to return on a regular basis and for him to drop his dark blue jersey, synonymous with no contact in training.
“He’s getting closer,” Martin St-Louis said after training on Wednesday. I expect it will take him a little while to get back into it, but you don’t know exactly what that is. Is this a match? Is it two weeks? I don’t know. We’ll see how things progress.”
During his absence, his new teammates with whom he still has not played a game in the regular season made sure to integrate him into the group.
“It’s fun to finally see him with us,” said David Savard. It’s always a long time when you’re out of the lineup, you see the guys less. We’ve done a pretty good job of trying to incorporate it as much as possible, but sometimes it’s hard when the team is on the road.”
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