GM Don Waddell Gives An Update On Patrik Laine

Don Waddell was a guest this morning on TSN1050 and talked about several things. But the one thing that everyone wants, is an update on Patrik Laine. 

Waddell was asked what he could say about Laine, and if there were any updates. Waddell says, "His progress I keep hearing is very positive, that he's going to be out of the program. Unfortunately, as a team, you don't get much information from doctors. I get most of my information from the agent. So I got to take it first-hand that he knows the situation because he talks to Patrik. So, Patrik's made it clear, even before all the changes this summer, that he would like a fresh start someplace. We will look at when the time comes, which hopefully is very soon, all the options. I can't rule out any options even returning here, because it takes two teams and two parties to make a trade, and if there's not a trade that makes any sense to us, then we have to just deal with what reality is. Andy Scott (Laine's Agent) told him multiple times that we will make sure that we look at everything and know the situation, we know Patrik's feelings, and if we can find the right fit, certainly we will do that, but if not, we'll have to just deal with it."

A video surfaced last week of Laine working out in Florida with other professional athletes, so it seems that he is trying to get himself ready for the upcoming hockey season. 

So even after this interview, it doesn't seem like even Waddell knows what's happening because he can't actually talk to Laine. As a reminder, Laine could be traded even with him being in the Player Assistance Program, but teams would like to talk to him first before any trade would be made.  

You can listen to the full interview below. 

Waddell also confirmed that he didn't have any discussions with Joel Quenneville regarding the open head coaching job. 

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