Leafs' Gunnarsson Out The Rest Of The Way: Carl Gunnarsson suffered a separated shoulder in Toronto's overtime loss to Buffalo on Tuesday and won't suit up again this season, the Associated Press reports. (Updated 04/04/2012)
Injury Report
Shoulder - (Updated - 4/4/12)
Fantasy Analysis
He took a big hit from Buffalo winger Marcus Foligno in the first period and didn't return. Carl Gunnarsson should be fine for the start of next season, but the Swedish blueliner is likely to miss the world hockey championship next month. (Updated 04/04/2012).
03/27/2012 22:54 'Canes eliminate Leafs from playoff run
Cam Ward stopped 32 shots for his 21st shutout and the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs from playoff contention with a 3-0 win Tuesday.
Gunnarsson is a guy you don't really notice for long stretches ... but that's a good thing. He plays a solid, somewhat conservative game so he doesn't get caught out of position defensively. He skates well, has a good outlet pass and the good judgement to know when he should and should not join the rush. He'd be a solid 3/4 defender on another team, but the Leafs are deep on the back end. He should scoot ahead of the lead-footed Mike Komisarek to secure a spot on the bottom pairing and will likely see time on the second power-play unit. He may be a 40-point defender some day but that day won't come this season. Expect a decent increase on last season but anything above 30 points will be pure gravy. (Updated 10/4/11)
