Like a marriage on the rocks, the Winnipeg Jets and Patrik Laine don't seem very long for each other, do they?
It's not just the fact they're currently separated by distance – 7,042 kilometres, to be exact, between Bell MTS Iceplex, where Jets training camp is underway, and Bern, Switzerland, where restricted free agent Laine is working out with a pro team while contract talks remain stalled.
No, it's more than that. A complicated relationship that can be described as lukewarm at best over recent months took another dramatic turn, seemingly putting even more space between the parties.