'In life, all you can ask for is a chance. When you get it, you have to do something with it.' Mike Babcock sees opportunity for Holl, Ozhiganov and Marincin on the banged-up Leafs blue line. (reporterchris) Presented by CircleKOntario
They’ve spent a lot more time watching hockey than playing it this season as automatic scratches through the first five months. They were first united last Thursday on Long Island and got burned for a couple goals during a 6-1 loss to the Islanders before Ozhiganov replaced Holl for the subsequent wins over Buffalo and Calgary.
"The biggest thing we talk about with ‘D’ is you can do anything you want as a D-man, but you’ve got to keep the puck out of your net," Babcock said recently. "No. 1 thing – the puck cannot go in the net when you’re on the ice. That’s the biggest challenge for all the ‘D’ is we want you to move the puck, we want you to be good offensively, we want you to get the puck to the net, we want you to do all those things that you guys talk about.
He’s officially listed as "week to week" while receiving treatment and rest. There are no current plans for surgery, but that could still be an option if he doesn’t see improvement.
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