Maple Leafs just lost the defensive reinforcement they desperately needed

The Toronto Maple Leafs cannot catch a break when it comes to injuries. After losing Morgan Rielly, Jack Roslovic and Colton Sissons in back-to-back games this past weekend, the Maple Leafs organization is now without Ben Danford, who suffered a broken wrist with the Toronto Marlies this past week.

The Marlies initially listed him as out day-to-day while they figured out what he was dealing with, but now that it's official, he is out week-to-week while he recovers.

Danford's injury could hurt his chances of getting called up

The timing of Danford's injury is pretty unfortunate, especially with the Maple Leafs dealing with some injuries of their own on the blue line. Rielly is sidelined, and…