Laine Hits Ice with Habs Amid Trade Buzz

Patrik Laine skates back into the Canadiens' fold post-Olympic break, but the whispers from Kent Hughes' office grow louder about flipping the sniper before the March 6 deadline. Montreal surges without him, sitting pretty in the Atlantic with firepower that doesn't miss his 20-goal spark from last year, forcing tough calls on his $8.7 million cap hit and that 10-team no-trade list.