Patrik Laine

Patrik Laine is a Finnish right winger who is a free agent, without an NHL club as of late August 2026, after his contract with Montreal expired. Laine was the second overall pick in 2016 and has scored 224 goals in 537 NHL games, including six 30-goal seasons. An abdominal injury limited Laine to five games in 2025-26.

Patrik Laine was at the table with an old team before a single trade closed it

Patrik Laine is still without an NHL contract, four months into a free agency that was supposed to take days. According to a Finnish broadcaster who calls him a friend, one of the teams that ...

Patrik Laine’s free-agent decision down to just five teams

These are still in the mix

Position	Right wing
Team	None; unrestricted free agent
Born	19 April 1998, Tampere, Finland
Drafted	2nd overall, 2016, by Winnipeg
Last contract	$8.7M AAV, expired July 2026
NHL career	537 GP, 224 G, 422 P
Honours	Calder runner-up 2017 · six 30-goal seasons

Patrik Laine is skating at the Panthers' facility

Patrik Laine is skating in Florida, neither Florida team can sign him

Patrik Laine has been skating in South Florida for weeks, and the sightings have started to mean something. The Finnish winger was spotted at the Florida Panthers’ facility, and a second Florida team — the ...