Injured Maple Leafs Connor Dewar, Jani Hakanpää, Calle Järnkrok, and John Tavares all skated during practice Monday, albeit in non-contact jerseys on a separate sheet of ice away from the main group (via TSN’s Mark Masters). Dewar and Hakanpää are recovering from shoulder and knee injuries dating back to the end of last season, while Järnkrok and Tavares are dealing with … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Maple Leafs Injuries, Swayman, Pitlick, Mersch
Hakanpaa To Skate With Main Group Next Week
The Maple Leafs hope to have blueliner Jani Hakanpaa skate with the main group next week, relays Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun (Twitter link). Toronto agreed to terms with the 32-year-old on the opening day of free agency but concerns over the state of his knee resulted in the agreement being cut to one year and getting registered more than two months later. Thus far, … [Read more...] about Hakanpaa To Skate With Main Group Next Week
Dakota Mermis Considered Week-To-Week After Jaw Surgery
Depth defenseman Dakota Mermis’ first few weeks with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization is not going as planned. The team announced Mermis had jaw surgery yesterday and would miss the next couple of weeks effectively ending his training camp and preseason.Mermis was hoping to make Toronto’s opening night roster albeit as a depth defenseman after signing with the organization … [Read more...] about Dakota Mermis Considered Week-To-Week After Jaw Surgery
William Nylander Leaves Game With Upper-Body Injury
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander left tonight’s game against the Montreal Canadiens about mid-way through the first period and will not return according to a team announcement. The team said that the move was precautionary so there does not appear to be any long-term doubt about Nylander’s status for the rest of the preseason.The incident in question happened just … [Read more...] about William Nylander Leaves Game With Upper-Body Injury
Atlantic Notes: Matthews, Järnkrok, Dahlin, Ullmark, Eliasson
Maple Leafs forwards Auston Matthews and Calle Järnkrok remain absent from practice Wednesday after they were given injury designations by the club yesterday, per Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star. Matthews’ ailment appears to be the most minor of minor injuries. He’s not listed as day-to-day by the club, which instead said he’s out for maintenance today. Head coach Craig … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Matthews, Järnkrok, Dahlin, Ullmark, Eliasson