Patrik Laine is feeling good and ready to practice hard this summer

Seeing Patrik Laine arrive at training camp in top form would be great news.

He hurt himself during camp last year, and while he scored some powerplay goals on his return to action, we knew he didn’t necessarily look 100% either.

Because let’s face it: at 25-26, Laine has to play an important role for the Canadiens if the club wants to win games on a regular basis.

We may not like the fact that he doesn’t give his all every night and that his level of commitment is often desirable, but when you look at the other side of the coin, you know that he has certain elements in his game that can really serve the Habs well on the ice.

His shot on reception is one of them.

And the art of scoring goals with a certain “ease” in the best hockey league in the world… it’s not for everyone.

With Ivan Demidov now here, I can’t wait to see what Martin St-Louis wants to do with Laine.

But anyway, it goes back to what I said earlier in the text: if the sniper finds a way to collaborate on the Canadiens’ success in 25-26, it’ll help things along.

And if he arrives at camp in top form, the chances of that happening are even better.

Overtime

– Great news for the former Habs player.

– Another one leaving the CHL. That’s a lot…

– Good for the Jays.

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