TORONTO (AP) -Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson has returned to Toronto and is scheduled to see a cardiac specialist.
Gustavsson\’s return Wednesday came a day after he was taken to the hospital with an elevated heart rate following the first period of Toronto\’s 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
Toronto took the precautionary move Tuesday night because the Swedish rookie needed minor heart surgery during training camp following a similar incident.
Toronto general manager Brian Burke said the Leafs are “just being ultra-cautious.\’\’
Gustavsson was examined at a Montreal hospital on Tuesday night and released.
The team said it would update his condition on Thursday.
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