Leaked report reveals Patrik Laine was nearly traded to Pacific Division team at the trade deadline
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Tyler Ball
Mar 9, 2026 (9:04 PM)
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Tonight, a new report has confirmed that Patrik Laine almost ended up being traded to the Pacific Division at the last hours of the trade deadline.
The trade deadline featured a good amount of action with star players finding new homes and key depth players being given bigger roles.
Now that the deadline has passed we are learning about deals that were nearly completed but didn't get over the finish line before the 3pm cut off.
According to NHL insider David Pagnotta, star scoring winger Patrik Laine was nearly sent out West to the Los Angeles Kings on deadline day.
Los Angeles Kings nearly traded for Patrik Laine at the trade deadline
In a new segment on Hello Hockey, insider David Pagnotta was discussing deals that did not got done.
During the segment, he confirmed that Ken Holland and the Los Angeles Kings made multiple attempts to trade for Patrik Laine.
David Pagnotta: LA circled back...at least two times, maybe three, since the Olympic break on Patrik Laine, but it never got close from all accounts - Hello Hockey (3/7)
Laine, 27, is an incredibly talented scorer regularly putting home 20 plus goals when healthy but health has been a real concern over his career.
This season, Laine has played just 5 games and only has a singular point in action with the Montreal Canadiens.
Laine's lack of game time this season likely scared Holland off from acquiring the former top-five selection of the Winnipeg Jets.
Laine will hit free agency this summer, it will be interesting to see if Holland the Kings circle back and try to secure Laine's services over the summer.
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