Video: Patrik Laine Speaks About the Trade to Columbus

One of the most interesting players in hockey has been traded as Patrik Laine got his wish and was dealt out of Winnipeg and makes his way to John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

While the Finnish sniper sounds very excited about heading to his new team, it was great to see Laine talk about his buddies on the Jets and their friendships that they created over the years. There's been tons of jokes flying around the web about how Torts is going to find Laine playing PlayStation in the dressing room before games.

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Laine's agent asked for a trade four months ago, and the Jets and Blue Jackets started talking about this deal in October last year, so to finally come to fruition is a relief for Laine.

Here's the newest member of the Columbus Blue Jackets talking about the deal, and what you can expect from him in a Jackets jersey: