In his league debut, Patrik Laine went above and beyond for Adam Fantilli.
For a little over 48 hours now, Patrik Laine has been the talk of the town, and of the NHL as a whole.
Everyone has reacted to the transaction, that’s for sure. Now, while this transaction may represent a few red flags for the Habs, the “bad teammate” one was quickly denied by Kent Hughes and former teammates, among others.
And Adam Fantilli is one of the Finn’s former teammates who didn’t find the forward toxic in the dressing room. In fact, he says just the opposite: Fantilli said he found the Finn an excellent team-mate.
That’s what he told Dropping the Gloves. You’ll be able to hear the episode in full tomorrow.
Last September, Le Journal de Montréal published an article highlighting Laine’s great generosity.
When Fantilli, a top-3 pick in the 2023 draft (like Laine), arrived in the big league, the Canadiens’ new forward did a lot for him. He let him stay at his home and took him out to eat a few times, among other things. In short, he did whata good leader and teammate would do. He took him under his wing.
I’m convinced that remarks about his egocentricity can now cease to be made…
Fantilli is aware that Laine had off-ice problems and needed a change of scenery, but now that that’s settled, he wishes nothing but success for a guy who helped him greatly in his big league debut.
