Giordano to IR. Updated, out with a concussion.

[Leaf Rocket]

Heres to a swift recovery for him. A rough month all in all.

 

[Dreakmur]

please LTIR him and circumvent the cap. Everybody else is doing it; why can't we?

Tough to circumvent the cap with a league minimum contract...

 

[DraftSchmaft]

Hope he’s ok never like to see that injury especially given his age.

From the Leafs POV Gio hasn’t looked good this year and this might spare Keefe from getting in his own way with the defensive pairings.

At the end of the day we have playoff games to win and this post pretty much sums up what most of us are thinking.

 

[kevsh]

If this is a concussion of the more serious type perhaps he should think about walking away.
If he's near the end anyway, why risk coming back and facing potential long-term damage? Don't mess with the brain.

 

[ponder]

Not surprising, he went into the boards real hard, would be more surprising if he wasn’t concussed.

IMO when we’re fully healthy, he’s our #8 dman now, so there’s no rush for him to get back. I have our top 10 as:

1. Rielly
2. Brodie
3. McCabe
4. Lily
5. Benoit
6. Timmins (I know some will have him lower)
7. Boosh
8. Gio
9. Lagesson
10. Lajoie

Rest up, get 100%, and be ready to fill in if there are injuries in the playoffs.

 

[Racer88]

Here's hoping for a full recovery!

Yup, a good loyal soldier but his time has passed

 

[Squiffy]

Didn’t think it looked so bad watching it live last night, but boy he hit hard watching the replay.

All the best to Gio on a full recovery asap, we want him around for the playoffs. If this is his last season, and you have to think it is, let’s get him a good finish. Guy is basically playing for free for us because he loves this team as much as all of us. Full respect.

 

[Zybalto]

It's too bad as he had been playing well since coming back.

Hope he can recover for the playoffs to give us insurance in case we have injury issues on the back end.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Hope he fully recovers, he went in pretty hard.

 

[1specter]

Tough time for Gio, say what you will but the man is a warrior and he's had rough past couple of months. I do hope that's not his final game and he's able to come back one more time, would suck to go out like that. Would be kinda Doug Gilmour-esque, though that was worse

 

[hamzarocks]

Not surprising, he went into the boards real hard, would be more surprising if he wasn’t concussed.

IMO when we’re fully healthy, he’s our #8 dman now, so there’s no rush for him to get back. I have our top 10 as:

1. Rielly
2. Brodie
3. McCabe
4. Lily
5. Benoit
6. Timmins (I know some will have him lower)
7. Boosh
8. Gio
9. Lagesson
10. Lajoie

Rest up, get 100%, and be ready to fill in if there are injuries in the playoffs.

When was the last time Timmins played for us?

He is pretty much done in toronto from benoit taking his spot + lub addition

I think we add Walker who is 3rd after Rielly and Brodie and pushes everyone down a spot

 

[ACC1224]

When was the last time Timmins played for us?

He is pretty much done in toronto from benoit taking his spot + lub addition

I think we add Walker who is 3rd after Rielly and Brodie and pushes everyone down a spot

Timmins is out with Mono

 

[hamzarocks]

Timmins is out with Mono

Oh true thanks

He seems like the d-man version of Josh Leivo

Promising but flawed player that either gets injured as he is battling to establish himself, or has a bad stretch which hurts his confidence and the coach rides him to the bench

Only has played 16 games out of 59 for us, which sucks as he was supposed to be our 3rd pairing offensive d-man this year

 

[ponder]

When was the last time Timmins played for us?

He is pretty much done in toronto from benoit taking his spot + lub addition

I think we add Walker who is 3rd after Rielly and Brodie and pushes everyone down a spot

He was on LTIR recovering from a significant lower body injury, missed a bunch of time at the start of the season. Then came back, got healthy and played well, then got mono, and has been out since. So … yeah, he hasn’t played much, but not because of his play.

I do think I have him ranked higher than many will, but I like his game. Good skater, good skill, and not bad defensively. Main downside is that he isn’t very physical, but I like what he brings overall.

 

[drede]

Hopefully he's ok he didn't look good when he tried to get off the ice

 

[OVO16]

First of all, that crash looked brutal and I wish him the speediest recovery. Straight pro

2nd of all....this lowkey might be a blessing in disguise because Giordano's play has deteriorated for 3 years now and he was a complete liability in the playoffs last year. He kept getting in the lineup due to his name power.

He needs to hang the laces up. Its time

 

[fahad203]

First of all, that crash looked brutal and I wish him the speediest recovery. Straight pro

2nd of all....this lowkey might be a blessing in disguise because Giordano's play has deteriorated for 3 years now and he was a complete liability in the playoffs last year. He kept getting in the lineup due to his name power.

He needs to hang the laces up. Its time

Totally agree. He has nothing to prove. He has had a great run
Time to move up the management.

Focus on his health, focus on his family.

 

[DarkKnight]

Interesting the media isn't even asking about him in the scrums with a Keefe. Must not even be on the radar.

 

[Evilhomer]

Interesting the media isn't even asking about him in the scrums with a Keefe. Must not even be on the radar.

I think there is a pretty good chance he has played his last NHL game. Nothing about that play looked good.

 

[DarkKnight]

I think there is a pretty good chance he has played his last NHL game. Nothing about that play looked good.

Be a shame, he’s great depth for the playoffs. I’m still hopeful.

 

[therealkoho]

We'll Gio seems to be going through the worst streak of bad luck in his entire career.

I was really hoping he'd have a couple of decent years that would have culminated in some real playoff success, and a huge cherry on a real solid career. If anybody deserves that kind of story, Gio would be that guy.

The season isn't over yet, so it could all still happen. It's possible the Leafs could still plug their holes and everything could fall into place.

I do hope that he doesn't have any lasting effects and he has a full recovery and has a bunch of games left in his legs.

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

Been critical of his game since the last playoffs, but man do I feel bad for him. It is important to remember that this is ultimately entertainment. I wish him a speedy recovery and my condolences for the passing of his father.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[Maple Leaf]

Unfortunate but Robidas Island is nice this time of year

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Unfortunate but Robidas Island is nice this time of year

Is it true Robidas Island is located in Lake Joseph ?