Patrik Laine’s new interview in Finnish Media (Translated)

I translated some things myself google auto translate couldn’t do so well. Article here: [https://www.iltalehti.fi/nhl/a/786334da-ed85-4a1f-90cb-b5c33cdde3ed](https://www.iltalehti.fi/nhl/a/786334da-ed85-4a1f-90cb-b5c33cdde3ed)

# Will Patrik Laine play in Tampere in November? This is how the superstar himself answers

**Patrik Laine is still not close to playing condition.**

* The Tampere native is not satisfied with the Blue Jackets’ start.
* The forward skates and does leg training.

\- Apparently it took around 26 minutes this season until i got scratched up a bit. This is what happened, but no can do. I’m still coming back, Patrik laine commented about his situation to Iltalehti.

Laine was injured in the first game of the regular season. The injury is in the elbow.

\- The details of the injury in the media have been correct. There is a small bruise in the elbow area. It gets better with time, Laine says.

## Bump on the forehead (lol even in finnish this made close to no sense kinda hard to translate)

Laine came to the training camp in good shape, motivated and healthy. Columbus Blue Jackets general manager [**Jarmo Kekäläinen**](https://www.iltalehti.fi/henkilot/Jarmo%20Kek%C3%A4l%C3%A4inen) made a tough acquisition in the summer, when **Johnny Gaudreau** , who scored a whopping 115 points in the Calgary Flames shirt last season, moved to Columbus to be Laine’s line mate.

Everything looked really good from Laine’s perspective.

\- On a scale of 1–10, my “FUCK IM PISSED”… I mean, my annoyance level is at 15. (Hard to translate 1 to 1 but basically he swore implying how pissed off he was and then corrected himself in a more formal way)

\- I had a good summer under me, great start to the training camp and the season, everyone here are really excited, thinks the man from Tampere (Laine), who already got his first goal of the season before getting injured.

## Leg training

The Tappara native’s (his former finnish league team) length of injury is still a mystery.

\- It’s hard to say at this point. It feels good so far, but it’s not time to play yet.

Training keeps the 24-year-old NHL professional busy.

\- Skating is now on the agenda, leg training as well. I can also train my upper body to some extent. I was in good shape before the injury, I don’t want to lose it during my absense.

## “It doesn’t satisfy anyone”

Playing without their goal gunner, the early season of the Blue Jackets has been quiet. The group coached by Canadian **Brad Larsen has won only one of the four first games.**

\- Our beginning of the season has been quite slow. One win out of four games, that’s not going to satisfy anyone. Although the last couple of games have gone clearly better, we have managed to get things done in the rink.

\- The team has enough stuff to work on, there’s always room for improvement. Many of the other teams also seem to have a hard time in this initial phase, Laine reflects.

For example, one of the top teams in the league and last season’s finalist Tampa Bay Lightning has only had one win.

The Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks are still the zero club team.

## To Tampere or not?

Finnish hockey fans can enjoy great NHL games on November 4th and 5th. Columbus and the defending champion Colorado Avalanche will play two games in Tampere’s Nokia Arena.

The Blue Jackets’ roster includes **Joonas Korpisalo** and Laine. However, Laine’s situation regarding the Tampere games is still unclear.

\- I can not say yet. I’ll see how I feel once we get closer to those games. I hope to play there, Laine states.

**Will you join the trip if you’re not fit to play?**

\- Discussions haven’t gotten that far yet, so I don’t know yet. Let’s take a closer look then.

Most likely, the goal gunner will go with him to his hometown, because with the help of the man, it is easier to market the NHL games. Laine’s autograph and selfie are a hot currency among the youngsters and the older folks as well.