Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo will spend the early part of the NHL off-season working his way back from Sunday's arthroscopic knee surgery. Colaiacovo, who is expected to begin his rehabilitation in two weeks, had been bothered by a sore leg since a March 13 game against Tampa Bay.
But the 24-year-old Toronto native continued to play and finished the season with a career-best eight goals and 17 points in 48 games. He also ranked fourth among the Leafs' regular six defencemen in plus-minus (plus-5).
Colaiacovo, a first-round pick of the Leafs in 2001 (17th overall), had his share of injuries this season, his first full campaign with the Maple Leafs:
- He was sidelined last October because of post-concussion symptoms, stemming from a concussion suffered on Jan. 23, 2006.
- He suffered a fractured finger later that month when he blocked a shot during a conditioning stint with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies.
- In December 2006, a head injury cost him three games.
In 73 career NHL regular-season games, Colaiacovo has 10 goals and 26 points.
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