Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Expected to Miss 'Some Time'

Toronto Maple Leafs F Michael Bunting did not return to Saturday's contest against the Florida Panthers after taking a puck to the face:

As shown below, Head Coach Sheldon Keefe announced it was a leg injury that kept Bunting out of the game, however. Keefe spoke on the forward's outlook:

If Bunting does miss serious time, that would be detrimental to the Maple Leafs' playoff hopes, as he rounds out Toronto's top forward unit.

Could we possibly see someone like Nick Robertson on that top unit?

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