Maple Leafs reporter believes best course of action is to avoid Jani Hakanpaa

Hakanpaa recently spoke about his injury status believing that he can play but Nick Alberga of Leafs Morning Take has given his candid thoughts regarding the entire situation.

Hakanpaa signed a 2-year deal this offseason though the contract has not yet been finalized due to the hesistancy of Toronto's medical staff to clear the towering defenseman. Though it was reported he signed, there has yet to be an official announcement from the team.

Hakanpaa's presence in Toronto would be a welcome one if his injury status can be cleared up, and perhaps there is something in the training room in Toronto that differs from Dallas that could help the Finn to properly recover and heal.

All things considered it was a low-risk gamble, though they could have spent the money on someone like an Erik Gustafsson or reworked the Oliver Ekman-Larsson deal to sign Matt Dumba.

Sometimes, it's just better to cut and run.

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