Last night, in a tight game against the Florida Panthers, the Maple Leafs lost one of their best defenseman, as Mark Giordano had to leave the game following an injury.
"#Leafs announce that Mark Giordano will not return due to an upper-body injury. "
Worrying Update on Giordano: Sheldon Keefe Speaks Out
Following today's Leafs' practice, the head coach Sheldon Keefe provided a worrying update on the veteran defenseman.
"Sheldon Keefe confirms a hand injury for Mark Giordano. He's still being evaluated but will miss tomorrow's game and beyond that we don't know the extent of it."
" Mark Giordano will be out for a significant amount of time. As good as Benoit and Lagesson have been for the Maple Leafs, I think it's time for Treliving to pull the trigger and acquire Nikita Zadorov and Chris Tanev immediately"
"Sheldon Keefe says Mark Giordano's hand injury is still being evaluating to determine the timeline
William Lagesson will draw in for Thursday's game against Seattle "