BREAKING NEWS: Head Injury Sustained By Toronto Maple Leafs First Round Pick Following A Hit During Training Camp

Ben Danford In addition to leading the Toronto Marlies as head coach, Gruden is responsible for overseeing the prospects and ensuring they are given every opportunity to succeed. It casts doubt on his availability for the Prospect Showcase against Montreal, and in my opinion, Toronto should be cautious with their youngster and make sure he’s fully healthy and prepared to play.

The team is aware of his skill, so there’s no need to push him into anything.

Toronto cannot afford to lose another young potential for an extended period of time, so we can only hope that this is only a little shake-up and nothing too catastrophic comes out of it.

a rookie prospect for the Toronto Maple Leafs, was hurt during practice on Thursday. An update on his condition has been provided.

Danford barely got out of his uncomfortable landing against the boards and eventually had to leave practice due to an injury. This is extremely concerning—not just for fans of the Maple Leafs, but also because it brings to mind Roni Hirvonen’s  practice injury, in which he sustained a severe concussion that required time to heal.

 

 

 

 

 

Although Danford was initially only benched for precautionary reasons, head coach of the Maple Leafs prospects John Gruden has provided us with an update on the rookie’s status:

He’s currently undergoing evaluation. John Gruden, the head coach of the Maple Leafs prospects, said of Danford, via TSN’s Mark Masters,  Hopefully he’ll be ok.

In addition to leading the Toronto Marlies as head coach, Gruden is responsible for overseeing the prospects and ensuring they are given every opportunity to succeed. It casts doubt on his availability for the Prospect Showcase against Montreal, and in my opinion, Toronto should be cautious with their youngster and make sure he’s fully healthy and prepared to play. The team is aware of his skill, so there’s no need to push him into anything

Toronto cannot afford to lose another young potential for an extended period of time, so we can only hope that this is only a little shake-up and nothing too catastrophic comes out of it.