Still without a new contract for the upcoming NHL season, restricted free agent Patrik Laine is now practicing with a team overseas. The Winnipeg Jets sniper took to the ice with Liiga's Tampereen Tappara, a team based in Laine's home country of Finland. He practiced in full Winnipeg Jets gear.
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Laine is just one of several high-profile RFAs still without a contract with less than two weeks to go before the start of training camp, and about a month away from the start of the NHL's regular season. Colorado's Mikko Rantanen has been skating with a team in Norway, while Toronto's Mitch Marner has already spoken with the Zurich Lions in Switzerland about the possibility of training, and maybe even playing, with the team should his contract negotiations drag on.
Laine has played for Tappara before, previous to getting drafted second overall by the Jets in 2016. in 2015-2016, he had 17 goals and 16 assists with the team in 46 games.
