Jets' Patrik Laine to train in Switzerland amid contract negotiations: reports

Finnish media outlets are reporting restricted free agentPatrik Laine is heading to Switzerland to train ashis contract negotiationwith the Winnipeg Jets continues.

The 21-year-old will skate withSwiss club SC Bern, according toPekka Jalonen, who is a hockey writer with the Finnish newspaperIltalehti.

The winger will train under former Finnish national team head coach Kari Jalonen.

The Swiss club's season is already underway, PekkaJalonen said, andLaine is onlypractising with the team at this point, rather thanplaying with them.

"You never know where you're going to play next year so I'm just prepared for anything," Laine said in an interview with Sportsnet last month.

"I know that I've done my job as well as I can over these three years. So I know I'm going to play somewhere next year."

As a restricted free agent, the Jets have the right to match any deal from any other NHL club offered to Laine.

Over his three seasons with the Jets, the winger has110 goals and 184 points in 237 regular-season games.

Jets training camp got underway in Winnipeg on Friday, with Dustin Byfuglien missing from the ice. The defenceman is taking personal leave for an undetermined amount of time.

Kyle Connor, who is also a RFA, was also absent, as he hasyet reachan agreement with the team.

Jets pre-seasonbeginsMonday in Edmonton against the Oilers while their season openeris Oct. 3 in New York against the Rangers.