The injury bug on the defense for the Toronto Maple Leafs continues, as the team announced that Marshall Rifai and Nick Blankenburg were both placed on IR.
With that, defensemen Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard were recalled from the AHL's Toronto Marlies.Rifai and Blankenburg's injury comes on top of the team losing Chris Tanev earlier in the season, yet 20-year-old D-man Ben Danford hasn't gotten a chance, and Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller explained why."I think the one mistake you can make is maybe trying to rush people, and so we've got good options," Hiller explained after Friday's practice.
"So you know he was considered, but you know the time is Mermis and McWard."Danford has played six games in the minors so far this year, recording three assists along the way for the Marlies.
He missed one game this season with a lower-body injury, but has played in the team's last three games.He first made his professional hockey debut in las…
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