Travis Dermott is on the ice for #Leafs practice, which is a very positive sign indeed for Toronto
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More positive news: looks like Dermott should be playing Saturday
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After an injury scare this past weekend from a blocked shot, many were frantic and panicking about the golden child of the Leafs’ defence: rookie Travis Dermott.
On Monday, we got the first news: nothing broken, but no full prognosis after that.
At today’s practice, we got another update. First, Travis was on the ice:
Here’s some video of Dermott, who was skating alongside Matt Martin, and not in a regular pairing
Then, we got a quote from Babs:
And lastly,
While it doesn’t look like Dermott will be in the lineup for tomorrow’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils, seeing him back in time for Saturday’s game (and presumably game one of the playoffs next week) is some very encouraging positivity.
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