grcenter47 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/589643 Maple Leafs' Clarkson to visit specialist after taking punch to the face Navin Vaswani @vaswani_ 6h ago Toronto Maple Leafs right winger David Clarkson took a left fist from Buffalo Sabres center Cody McCormick to the face in a fight Friday night, and the aftermath kept him off the ice Saturday. It gets worse. Clarkson's got a date with a doctor: It's another unfortunate incident for Clarkson in a preseason game against the Sabres. He was suspended 10 regular-season games last year after leaving the Leafs' bench to protect the honor of Phil Kessel, who then-Sabre John Scott was bullying. Clarkson's signed through 2019-20 at a cap hit of $5.25 million. He has a modified no-trade clause, and a full no-movement clause. If you're a Leafs fan, it's best to not think about his contract. Ever. Feature photo courtesy of Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports 23H AGO David Clarkson removed from preseason game for 'precautionary reasons' after goal, fight Ian McLaren @iancmclaren 23h ago David Clarkson's preseason got off to an eventful start Friday in Buffalo. After a rather inauspicious debut season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the $5.25-million-a-year man appeared in his first exhibition game after being held out of the start of training camp due to a lower-body injury. In 8:30 of ice time against the Sabres, Clarkson tipped in a Roman Polak point shot to give Toronto its fifth goal of the night, then engaged in fisticuffs with Cody McCormick early in the third period. At that point, he was removed from the game. The exact reason for Clarkson's removal was not immediately made known, but as per Chris Johnston of Sportsnet, his right eye was "swollen shut" after taking a couple hard and direct punches to the face from McCormick. As such, the Maple Leafs certainly weren't going to take any chances with the health of their second-highest paid forward. Feature photo courtesy of USA TODAY Sports/John E Sokolowski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Ouch that's gotta hurt. I was glad we didn't resign him because I hate his whining and antics to the refs but it's amazing how bad his start has been with the Leafs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Fighting is necessary, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoArmySports Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'm sure will offer him a PTO at some point later in his career. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 after he missed the start of last season to, not saying he will this season; either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 seems like clarky cant catch a break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevsftw Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 seems like clarky cant catch a break I do believe him signing that contract was the "break" you are referring to. In fact, he most likely in some serious karma-debt for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 You can't use your face to block punches like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I'm sure will offer him a PTO at some point later in his career. You can pretty much book it, yep. And that sucks for Clarkson - but then again, he's getting paid big bucks and living in his hometown. He'll definitely become the #1 enemy (if he hasn't already), but this is what he should've expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Down. Goes. Clarkson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Now water bottles everywhere will be defenseless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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