Toronto’s Second Resolution
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a very hard time staying healthy. So far this year, the Leafs have seen Morgan Rielly, TJ Brodie, Jake Muzzin, Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren all miss significant time with injury.
That is the team’s top five defenseman, regardless of how you want to rank them. To be where the Leafs are today, with those five players missing nearly a full season combined, is impressive.
To say the least.
Therefore the Toronto Maple Leafs second resolution is to avoid further injuries.
The blue line has been decimated this season. In addition to the players already mentioned, Leafs depth pieces Jordie Benn, Victor Mete, and Carl Dahlstrom have all also missed significant time.
Eight injuries to one blue-line over 35-odd games is crazy.
Muzzin will be reevaluated in February for cervical spine injury, but there is a real chance that he will not return this year.
Earlier in the season, the Leafs were also dealing with injured goaltenders. Luckily, both Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov have returned and have been exceptional. As the team’s defensemen also make their way back into the lineup, what Toronto needs is for those players to remain in action with the club. It means that the Maple Leafs need to stay healthy.