Laughton has had rotten luck since being acquired by the Leafs from the Philadelphia Flyers at last season's trade deadline. The 31-year-old forward was not able to adjust to coming back to his hometown and just before training camp a couple months ago, he had to explain why his time in Toronto has gone so poorly so far. With hope that he could turn it around and really be a stabilizing force down in the Leafs' bottom six, there was general optimism heading into the season.
The Seahawks list cornerbacks Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen and safety Julian Love as doubtful. They also ruled out outside linebacker Derick Hall (oblique) and backup tackle Josh Jones (ankle). The Seahawks will get outside linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence back from the quad injury that sidelined him last week in their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rookie safety Nick Emmanwori was on the injury report this week, still dealing with the high ankle sprain that sidelined him for three-plus games, but he has no game designation.
The Braves will hit this offseason at a reasonably-sized crossroads. I think that's pretty clear, clear enough that I will almost certainly have a post early in the offseason where the title is some variation of, "The Braves are now at a crossroads." There is the potential to say a lot about where the Braves go from here, what they do next, and how they enter their next franchise phase
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