NHL | In Montreal, they were angry because of the star’s injury. Slafkovský and a striker with Czech roots got into a fight – Sport.cz

At the very beginning of the game, the fifth player in the draft last year, Montreal defender David Reinbacher, sprained his ankle after a fight with Matthew Knies. In the statistics, the young Austrian has only played 13 seconds. But it was to be worse.

Not long after that, he walked on Laine in his second story. However, his lunge was stopped by an unpunished tackle by Cedric Paré, who hit the 26-year-old striker on the knee, who went into an unnatural position, and it was immediately clear that he sick Finn had to be assisted by the rangers on the way to the cabins, Laine angrily threw his helmet away while still in the camera. “It’s devastating,” came the union from Montreal.

The Canadiens’ frustrations already surfaced during the game. Arber Xhekaj, a Montreal striker with Czech roots, broke Paré in the fifth minute, but he did not respond to the call to throw down his gloves and died under a barrage of harsh instructions. Xhekaj received a total of 27 penalty minutes for his extempore, including a penalty until the end of the game. However, the audience praised it.

The spectators in the arena were not deprived of additional boxers’ briefs. Home Newhook battled Russian Grebjonkin, Anderson faced Myers.

And Juraj Slafkovský, the top pick in 2022, didn’t stay away either, throwing down his gloves against Marshall Rifai. However, the 20-year-old Slovakian did not use the first advantage and the Canadian brought him to his knees with one well-aimed shot. In addition, Slafkovský received ridicule from Toronto fans for grabbing his opponent by the hair in a fight, which is against the unwritten rules…

One of the top scorers in the current NHL (480 games / 204 goals), Laine went through a difficult time in Columbus last season when he played only 18 games for the Blue Jackets due to injury and be in the player support program. He didn’t want to play in Ohio anymore, so he was traded to Montreal, where he arrived with great enthusiasm.

The Canadiens counted on the number two pick of the 2016 draft in the second formation and on the first power play. But now they have to rethink their plans for the start of the season. Who knows when Laine will return to the lineup. And what is the situation. Anyway, he left the hall on crutches and with a knee brace.

“It’s pointless. You definitely don’t want to see guys get hurt,” lamented center Laine Kirby Dach, who tore knee ligaments in the second game of last season and was done for the year. “Patrik was excited to join our team and see what we’re trying to build here. It’s even worse when a guy gets hurt who’s already had his share of injuries before,” he said.

Montreal coach Martin St. Louis must now rearrange the composition of the attacks and look for a replacement for Laine in the penalty team. Canadiens players will not forgive their rivals from Toronto right away, moreover, they will play against each other in the first appearance of the season on October 9. And it doesn’t matter if Laine was injured by a player not included in the Maple Leafs starting lineup.

“It was certainly not my intention to hurt Laine. It’s a fast game and it happened unfortunately,” said Paré. He also found support in new Toronto coach Craig Berube, one of the most feared brawlers in NHL history. “He is it’s just a tough sport, hitting in a fight,” the Maple Leafs coach said. But in Montreal, they think completely differently.