The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Dakota Mermis and Cole McWard from the Toronto Marlies amid multiple injuries on the back end. But was 20-year-old Ben Danford considered for a call-up? The injury bug on the defense for the Toronto Maple Leafs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs] continues, as the team announced that Marshall Rifai and Nick Blankenburg were both placed on IR.