The Toronto Maple Leafs found a diamond in the rough earlier in the season but with a roster recently stocked with trade deadline acquisitions, it looked like Pontus Holmerg would have to wait until next season to make an impact in the NHL.
Unfortunately, the Toronto Maple Leafs biggest acquisition – Ryan O’Reily – is now out with a broken finger ostensibly caused by the bad karma of letting Auston Matthews return to a meaningless game he didn’t need to play in.
Though he’ll likely be back before the season ends, it’s still a pretty big letdown for O’Reilly to get injured so soon after joining the Leafs.