The Maple Leafs stole two points in New Jersey on Friday night, but left the Prudential Center beaten and broken as a result, as Jake Muzzin (broken foot) and Ilya Mikheyev (severe wrist laceration) both fell victim to poor circumstance.
We know that while Muzzin's injury is more of a week-to-week situation, Mikheyev is expected to be out of action for a whole lot longer after suffering a horrendous cut from Jesper Bratt's skate in a very unfortunate and unintentional collision that resulted in several tendons and an artery being severed.
Though the team travelled back to Toronto following Friday night's game against the Devils, Mikheyev remained in New Jersey following a successful surgery to repair the damage and is expected to make a full recovery.
In a bit of good news for the Leafs organization and their fans, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston has reported on Monday that Mikheyev is doing well and has been released from hospital in New Jersey, and is returning to Toronto with Leafs GM Kyle Dubas.
Dubas had elected to remain in New Jersey with Mikheyev while the Leafs travelled back to Toronto to host the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Best wishes to the "Soup man" for a speedy recovery.
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