{"id":42644,"date":"2019-02-27T17:40:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T22:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=42644"},"modified":"2019-02-27T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T22:40:53","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-jake-gardiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/27\/toronto-maple-leafs-jake-gardiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner Week to Week with Back Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> announced that defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gardija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Gardiner<\/a><\/strong> is week-to-week with a back injury. Coach Mike Babcock announced he was out during his presser and team details followed shortly after.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jake Gardiner will not play tonight. He is week-to-week with a back injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeafsForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LeafsForever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPR\/status\/1100873006853742593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gardija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Gardiner<\/a> Injured<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gardija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Gardiner<\/a> was also suffering through back spasms when he missed two games in January. Gardiner played a season-low 16:30 on Monday Night but did pick up 22 shifts.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season,\u00a0Gardiner has scored two goals and 27 assists for 29 points to go along with 24 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 52.3 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of +2.2 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Native has spent his entire eight-year career with the Leafs. He has 44 goals and 200 assists for 244 career points in 549 career games. He was originally drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/ducks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anaheim\u00a0Ducks<\/a> 17th overall in the 2008 NHL draft.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Gardiner was playing on the second pairing along with<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hainsro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hainsey<\/a><\/strong> this season. The Leafs won&#8217;t lose any size as Ozhiganov is the same size and just a touch heavier. However, Gardiner is definitely\u00a0more skilled and brings a lot more to the Leafs line-up on a daily basis. Hopefully with Gardiner taking time off now ensures the Leafs that he will be ready for the playoffs.\u00a0The Leafs currently sit in the third and final playoff position\u00a0in the Atlantic Division with the Montreal Canadiens sitting five points behind them.<\/p>\n<p>With Gardiner out of the line-up defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ozhigig01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Igor Ozhiganov<\/a><\/strong> draws into the line-up on the blueline. Ozhiganov has played in 42 games this year for the Leafs recording three goals, four assists for seven points. He also has 12 minutes\u00a0in penalties. The Leafs would hope that Gardiner is able to be back in the line-up once they return from their west coast road trip.<\/p>\n<p>The Leafs get set to take on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a><\/strong> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> in what should be a high paced matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6U1fhfojQ7FNDXCgiSZiFg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1056054194\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6U1fhfojQ7FNDXCgiSZiFg',sig:'GaIzQWOgq8k6MLNKx0k0yIUfm9Lh7XXbZIJUSwYTVEo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1056054194',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Gardiner is week to week for the Toronto Maple Leafs as he is out with back spasms. 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