“No one is bigger than the team”

He earns 94 million – and sits in the stands

He has a huge contract and should be a leading player.

But Finnish NHL star Patrik Laine, 25, didn’t do it right at all – and now he’s been sent to the stands.

– No one is bigger than the team, says Columbus coach Pascal Vincent.

With a lucrative contract worth $8.7 million per season, or around 94 million kroner, expectations are high for Patrik Laine.

But this season has been difficult for the Finn. He was sidelined for a few weeks after suffering a head tackle from Calgary’s Swedish defender Rasmus Andersson. But when he got fit to play, things didn’t go his way at all. Laine has only two goals and one assist in nine games and has been criticized during the fall.

“I’m not happy with the decision”

Now Columbus coach Pascal Vincent is tired. Before Sunday night’s game against Philadelphia, Lin was stabbed and instead had to watch the game from the stands.

-I know what he can do on the ice. I know his potential. He’s not happy with the decision, but now Patty needs to take a deep breath. He needs to get back to the lab to regain his sense, his shot, and his confidence so he can become the Len we all know he can be. It was a tough call but no one is bigger than the team, says Vincent according to The Athletic reporter Aaron Bortzlin.

Instead of Lin, Swedish defender Adam Boqvist will take his place in the lineup.