Jake Gardiner’s return to the Toronto Maple Leafs was a short lived one.
The Maple Leafs defenceman was sent down to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, the team confirmed in a press release on Friday.
#Leafs have assigned Jake Gardiner to the #Marlies of the #AHL this afternoon.
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) January 25, 2013
Gardiner, 22, suffered a concussion while playing for the Marlies during the lockout on Dec. 8 and the team would like him to play more minutes in the AHL before returning to the Leafs.
Jake Gardiner’s comeback from a Dec. 8 concussion now takes him to the AHL. He was the Marlies top player before suffering the injury.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 25, 2013
Gardiner played two games with the Maple Leafs this season where he registered four shots on goal and a minus-1 rating.
It remains unclear if team will call anyone up to replace Gardiner on the NHL roster.
