Patrik Laine’s Free-Agent Market Has Six Real Landing Spots

Patrik Laine is back in the kind of free-agent conversation that gets GMs talking quietly and agents answering every call on the second ring. The story lays out six teams that make sense, which usually means there is a mix of need, cap math, and belief that the talent is worth the risk. Laine has always been the sort of player who can tilt a board when he is right, and that is exactly why these fits matter now.