The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially released goaltender Michal Neuvirth from his PTO on Tuesday. Neuvirth's inability to remain healthy has come back to bite him once again. Neuvirth did suit up in one preseason game for the Buds, but otherwise, had missed most of training camp due to injury.
Chris Johnston broke the news about Neuvirth on Twitter at 10:31am EST, approximately 26 minutes after the team announced that they had recalled Kasimir Kaskisuo.
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Neuvirth has played parts of 13 seasons in the NHL. Over that span, the Czech netminder has suited up in a modest 257 contests with four different teams (not including his PTO with the Leafs). Only once did he play what could be considered a "full season", having started 48 games in 2010-2011 with the Washington Capitals.
It is a little early to predict what will happen with Neuvirth this season, but the 31-year-old's injury-plagued career in the NHL is certainly in jeopardy.
