Practice altercation occurs between Habs' Laine, Slafkovsky

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Altercation breaks out between Patrik Laine and Juraj Slafkovsky during Canadiens practice

Originally posted on Habs Fanatics | By L. Honein | Last updated Mar 6, 2025 6:36 PM ET

The intensity level is rising within the Montreal Canadiens as they push for an NHL playoff spot, and it's showing in their practices.

We got a clear example of that Wednesday when things got a little heated between Patrik Laine and Juraj Slafkovsky during a specific drill.

Check out the detailed summary from Félix Forget (DansLesCoulisses):

The cameras of TVA Sports captured footage showing that things got heated between Patrik Laine and Juraj Slafkovsky.

Essentially, Slafkovsky and Laine were participating in a puck retrieval drill ... and the Slovak gave it his all, so much so that Laine fell and damaged his skate blade.

And he was definitely not happy about it.

The video is included in the article below.

One thing is for sure, Laine showed some fire.

There's no need to make a big deal out of this, but we're simply placing it in the category of notable moments from Wednesday's practice.

Now, it's up to Laine and Slafkovsky to channel this intensity Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers.

Laine skated back to the bench, grumbling and slamming his stick against the boards.

Clearly uncomfortable, Slafkovsky kept his distance.

He tried to apologize to Laine once he returned to the ice. But he might as well have been talking to a wall, it wouldn't have made a difference.

- Jonathan Bernier, TVA Sports & Journal de Montréal

There has not been any confirmation, but it's likely everything has already been perfectly settled between the two Canadiens players.

This article first appeared on Habs Fanatics and was syndicated with permission.

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