Jake Gardiner News
Defense
Toronto Maple Leafs
Gardiner to play with Franson #leafs
With Mark Fraser out Gardiner will get bumped up to the Maple Leafs second pair and J.M Liles will slide into his old spot on the third pair. Gardiner played very well in Game 4, he had two assists, three hits and three blocked shots in 27:45 of ice time. The only downfall of his game on Wednesday was his four giveaways.
May 10, 2013, 1:11 p.m.
Ryan O'Byrne paired with John-Michael Liles at pre-game warmup. Appears Jake Gardiner out after playing in game vs. NJ.
Appears as if Jake Gardiner will be a healthy scratch after just one game back in the lineup.
April 8, 2013, 6:42 p.m.
Gardiner in; Kostka out
Gardiner was a healthy scratch in each of the Maple Leafs last three games. He will enter the lineup tonight in favor of Mike Kostka. He has two assists in seven games this season.
April 6, 2013, 5:12 p.m.
Liles appears to be back in the lineup tonight. If they don't roll seven D, looks like Gardiner could be out.
It appears Gardiner will be a healthy scratch tonight. He has two assists and a plus-1 in five games since being recalled.
March 28, 2013, 6:45 p.m.
Gardiner is expected to play for the Leafs on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, making only his third appearance in the NHL this season.
Gardiner spent the full season with the Leafs and was named to the NHL’s all-rookie team a year ago, pulling off the rare feat of scoring 30 points from the back end in his first full year as a pro. Since being returned to the Marlies in late January, however, Gardiner has 14 points in 21 games in the AHL and overall is 12th in league scoring for defencemen despite missing 18 games.
March 20, 2013, 10:17 a.m.
Jake Gardiner has been freed. Well, called up from the AHL anyway.
It appears as if #FreeJakeGardiner has worked as the young defenseman has been recalled to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It remains to be seen if he will be in the lineup tomorrow or not.
March 19, 2013, 3:48 p.m.
Jake Gardiner returned to the Marlies.
This isn't surprising as it was speculated that the only reason he was called up was to keep him on the ice while the Marlies were on the AHL All-Star break.
Jan. 30, 2013, 3:28 p.m.
Carlyle said Gardiner would be a coach's decision tonight. Need to get him back on track with game action, but hasn't looked right yet.
Gardiner was sent down last week but then called up during the AHL Allstar break. He will be a game-time decision. Monitor his status before game time.
Jan. 29, 2013, 4:01 p.m.
It appears with the break in the A, Gardiner is already back up with #Leafs.. For now.
With the AHL in the middle of their All-Star break this could just be to keep Gardiner on the ice. Of course that remains to be seen, keep an eye on Gardiner's status in the next couple of days.
Jan. 27, 2013, 12:56 p.m.
Gardiner sent down to Marlies. Long lay off because of concussion. Needs time to adjust.
Gardiner played 20+ minutes last night and finished a -1. Obviously the Maple Leafs coaching staff thought that Gardiner needs some more time to get back into playing shape after the concussion he suffered in December.
Jan. 25, 2013, 3:21 p.m.
Confirmed!! Gardner plays tonight.
Gardiner will make his season debut tonight. It will be the first time Gardiner will have played since suffering a concussion in the AHL on December 8.
Jan. 23, 2013, 3:07 p.m.
Seems unlikely that Gardiner would play tonight, but Carlyle did not rule it out.
Gardiner would have to come back and score before he would be worth a fantasy add.
Jan. 23, 2013, 1:01 p.m.
Leafs D Jake Gardiner cleared for contact in practice. Said he's not sure when he'll play but heading to Pittsburgh. Not like to play, tho.
Gardiner is still young but could grow into a decent fantasy D-man. He had 17 points in 22 games in the AHL before he got hurt. Monitor his return, if he starts to produce he may be worth an add.
Jan. 22, 2013, 1:43 p.m.
Jake Gardiner skates for second straight day.
Gardiner is still not skating with his teammates but this is a positive sign that he is on his way back for people who have drafted him.
Jan. 16, 2013, 9:59 a.m.
Jake Gardiner skated for 15 minutes ahead of practice with strength and conditioning coach Anthony Belza.
This is the first time Gardiner has skated since DEC 8. He's looking to take the next step in the NHL after scoring 30 pts in 75 games. Could be an okay fantasy option this year when he is healthy.
Jan. 15, 2013, 12:28 p.m.
