From kristen_shilton: Leafs: Andersen ‘day-to-day’ with neck injury. MORE:
TORONTO – Maple Leafs’ starting goaltender Frederik Andersen is out day-to-day with a neck injury suffered in Monday’s 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers. He will continue to be evaluated while backup Michael Hutchinson takes over for the crease for Toronto.
“Just the nature of the injury, it's something that's just always kind of day-to-day and they want to just manage the symptoms and see how things go,” Keefe explained. “But at this stage they're calling it a neck injury and taking it from there.” For now, it’ll be Hutchinson with first crack at filling in as Toronto’s starter, while Kasimir Kaskisuo was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Marlies on Tuesday to serve as backup.
Given the predicament Toronto is in now with its goaltending, Keefe is choosing to focus on the positives in Hutchinson’s game. “[What happened] yesterday, that's in the past and you can't dwell on it,” Hutchinson said of Monday’s struggles. “I think that's something I learned from Freddie is just how present in the moment he is. He comes out for practices and whether he played the night before or had the night off, he's lights out. He works hard and then his focus shifts to the game. For me, it's the same thing. Just focus on the present and the moment.
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