The Toronto Maple Leafs were focusing on goaltending help and some offensive support in their trade with the Los Angeles Kings this week, but now it's their blue line that took a hit. The team lost defenseman Cody Ceci to an ankle injury, as the former Ottawa Senator has been ruled out indefinitely. The injury occurred in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers, which was the game that signaled a change needed between the pipes. Michael Hutchinson has struggled since Frederik Andersen went down with a neck injury, so Jack Campbell has since taken over as the backup.
Ceci was placed on injured reserve on Friday, with an evaluation not expected to take place for a month. Over 54 games this season, the 26-year-old has one goal and seven assists in his first full season with the Leafs. He came over to Toronto in an in-division trade last season, and signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract this past summer. The team will call up defenseman Timothy Liljegren from the AHL to fill Ceci's roster spot. The team did have a big game Friday night, as John Tavares' second goal gave them an overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Ceci was placed on injured reserve on Friday, with an evaluation not expected to take place for a month. Over 54 games this season, the 26-year-old has one goal and seven assists in his first full season with the Leafs. He came over to Toronto in an in-division trade last season, and signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract this past summer. The team will call up defenseman Timothy Liljegren from the AHL to fill Ceci's roster spot. The team did have a big game Friday night, as John Tavares' second goal gave them an overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.
