4 years agoColumbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine is ready to return to action on Monday against the Predators, after sitting out Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to Carolina with an illness. He'll be skating on the fourth line with Zac Dalpe and Nathan Gerbe to start off the game. Laine enters the contest on a seven-game goal drought, and he's managed just 12 markers for the whole season. It's not been a great first year in Columbus for the Finnish winger, who carries an ugly minus-25 rating for the campaign and boasts only 21 points in 42 outings. Elvis Merzlikins will guard the cage in the matchup.--Taavi Pailk - RotoBaller
Source: Jeff Svoboda