Per Luke Fox of Sportsnet, Maple Leafs defender Jordie Benn has a groin injury, and Carl Dahlström has a shoulder injury. Both will require further evaluation and are expected to miss time.
The injuries are stacking up for the Leafs already. Captain
John Tavares recently went down with a core injury for at least three weeks. Now Benn is down for an unforeseeable future, giving Sheldon Keefe added instability on his bottom defensive pair.
No code-red or anything, but these are the types of issues one tries to avoid ahead of the season. Dahlström's injury affects the Marlies of the AHL more than anything.
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Could this create the urgency to strike a deal with restricted free agent defenseman
Rasmus Sandin? Perhaps, perhaps not.
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