Concern growing over Jake Muzzin's playing future
There was plenty of concern earlier this season when Jake Muzzin suffered a head/neck injury early, and despite several weeks having passed since, the concern is still very much alive.
Appearing on a segment of Insider Trading on Thursday afternoon, Chris Johnston spoke about the Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman, and shed some light on the 33-year-old's playing future.
"Jake Muzzin was in California to see a specialist last week looking at the head and neck area where he has had a number of injuries and I can tell you there is legitimate concern of what the next hit could look like if he were to return."
This is obviously both a frightening and frustrating decision for Muzzin, who may soon be forced to make a decision one way or the other when it comes to the future of his playing career. That said, he may still continue to take some time and remain on long-term injured reserve in order to seek out other opinions. The 683-game veteran has appeared in just four outings this season, registering a lone assist.
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| Mason McTavish | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Beckett Sennecke | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Olen Zellweger | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Demidov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jake Evans | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brandon Saad | - | 1 | 1 | |
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