Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on Booth: 'He's a long ways away'
Toronto Maple Leafs forward David Booth returned to the ice at the (ironically named) MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence on Thursday morning.
You can watch him take a twirl in the Vine below posted by David Alter of MapleLeafs.com:
Usually when a player returns to the ice it's a good sign, but Booth's status after suffering a fracture in his foot remains iffy. He's not yet comfortable and is resorting to some odd culinary methods in an effort to feel more comfortable in his boots:
#leafs Booth skated this morn. Said foot "doesn't feel good." Then cut off interview, saying "I have to put my skates in the oven"
— Michael Traikos (@Michael_Traikos) October 30, 2014
The Maple Leafs don't appear to think that he's anywhere close to being a contributing member of the lineup:
Carlyle on David Booth: "He's a long ways away."
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) October 30, 2014