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Laine benched for third period against Hurricanes: Tonight 

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Newly acquired Columbus Blue Jackets winger sat on the bench for the entire third period during Monday's win against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 22-year-old's last shift of the game came with 13:41 remaining in the second period.

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"Shortened bench. That's going to stay in house," said head coach John Tortorella after the game. "I know you guys are going to try to work me on that. It wasn't because of the missed assignment. There's a number of things that come into play with that. That will stay in the locker room. "It's what I feel I need to. The last thing I want to do is bench a player."

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Laine was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in a blockbuster deal involving last month. The native of Finland has tallied three goals in five games with the Jackets. Dubois, who was also benched this season, had a falling out with Tortorella leading to a trade out of Columbus.

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In my humble opinion, Dubois is more of an impact playoff player than Laine. Winnipeg will likely win this trade and with this addition might be a Stanley Cup contender.

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