Unfortunately, Laine's time in Montreal got off to a scary start. The Finnish winger suffered a horrific knee injury after colliding with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Cedric Pare during Saturday's preseason matchup, just over a month after he was traded to the Canadiens.

After Canadiens forward Patrik Laine was injured, his teammate Arber Xhekaj stood up for him -- but is now paying the price, literally.

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Laine went down with a knee injury on Saturday's preseason matchup between the Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Pare collided with Laine and the newly-acquired forward was ultimately seen leaving the arena in crutches.

While recording his podcast on Sunday evening, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that, while the Canadiens are trying to remain hopeful, the team is indeed preparing for the worst when it comes to Laine's seemingly devastating knee injury.

Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine left Saturday’s pre-season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after a knee-on-knee collision. The event occurred just minutes into the first period.

Patrik Laine left the preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs with an apparent leg injury Saturday. The Canadiens announced he would not return. The forward was injured in a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto forward Cedric Pare at 3:49 of the first period at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Even when he was still playing, P.K. Subban was quite active on social media, now that his job is to talk about hockey he’s on there even more and he had something to say about the hit on Patrik Laine.

While Montreal Canadiens fans anxiously await an update on injured first-year Habs forward Patrik Laine, the NHL has taken disciplinary action against his teammate Arber Xhekaj for his actions following the injury.

The pre-season game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens saw a lot of action early. Saturday’s game opened with Canadiens defenceman David Reinbacher heading for the locker room, seemingly limping and in considerable pain,