Has it risen to the level of a full blog? Debatable, but it’s Friday, and we have stories about the White Sox and the A’s. No hat-trick of disappointing franchises would be complete without the Toronto Maple Leafs. In other words:
That’s Nick Robertson, who is about to enter an eight-year, $92 million contract, giving a little push to teammate William Nylander during Thursday night’s preseason game against the Montreal Canadiens. The slingshot serves to give a player a little bit of momentum on a breakaway or an odd-man run — neither of which quite described Nylander here, but it doesn’t matter — but then it doesn’t work. Does when the slingshot is pushed onto the ice and its head hits a rescuer’s knee.
Nylander was removed from the game and did not return, but only for precautionary reasons as head coach Craig Berube announced“He’ll be fine, he’s fine, nothing to worry about.”
Consider this post your reminder/warning that we are actually a week away From a meaningful hockey game. The leaves are already in season.