Another Leafs forward injured in practice on Monday
Aside from maybe the Colorado Avalanche, I don't think any team has had an injury list quite as length as the Toronto Maple Leafs. Apparently, that injury list has grown by one at Monday's practice back in Toronto after the Buds' two-game road trip last week.
According to the Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan, Bunting was struck in the face by a puck at practice on Monday, leaving him bloodied and in need to immediate medical attention.
There's no update available on Bunting as of yet and as a result, we should consider him questionable for tomorrow's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The obvious hope here is that Bunting is alright and that he just required a few stitches and that he'll be fine to play tomorrow. However, if he is not, perhaps we'll see the newly-acquired Dryden Hunt suit up a little sooner than originally anticipated.
The Leafs also have veteran Wayne Simmonds available to them if Bunting can't go and if they want to give Hunt some time to get up to speed with the team, much like how they approached the Conor Timmins acquisition.
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DECEMBRE 19 | 115 ANSWERS Another Leafs forward injured in practice on Monday Will Michael Bunting play against Tampa on Tuesday? | ||
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