Blue Jackets' Patrik Laine enters player assistance program
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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program to receive care for an undisclosed issue and will be unavailable to his team for an indefinite period.
Laine will return to the Blue Jackets when he is cleared for on-ice competition by the program administrators, the league said on Sunday.
Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said