Video: Coach Tortorella Talks About Benching Patrik Laine

The circus in Columbus continued on Monday night as the Blue Jackets took on the Carolina Hurricanes. It was game four for newcomer Patrik Laine and apparently on Monday night the Finnish sniper didn't have his best effort.

Even though he's scored three goals in his first three games, everything with Coach Tortorella comes down to effort, work ethic and buying into team systems. From all accounts, Laine has been a little light on all three fronts.

With 13 minutes left in the 2nd period, Laine was stapled to the bench, and here's Torts explaining his side to the story:

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