Greening scored two goals in the Maple Leafs 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday and had a goal in Toronto's 3-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
"I have always told myself if you do the right things, good things will happen," Greening said. "Sometimes that's easier said than done and sometimes it's hard to believe, but my results in the past two games kind of make you believe it is true."
Greening, 30, joined the Maple Leafs on Feb. 9 as part of the multi-player trade that sent Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators. In 27 games with Toronto, the 6-foot-2, 212-pound left wing has six goals and seven assists.
"I hope I have been showing the organization what they can expect from me," Greening said. "I just wanted to show Toronto I can complement the younger players that are coming up."
Toronto coach Mike Babcock said Greening, like all the Maple Leafs, will be evaluated over the summer to decide where he'll fit in next season.
"We'll figure out what everyone's role is over the next four months," Babcock said. "Greening
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Boone Jenner
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Cam Atkinson
Brandon Saad
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Alex Wennberg
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Oliver Bjorkstrand
Matt
Calvert -
William Karlsson
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Josh
Anderson
Scott
Hartnell -
Gregory Campbell
- Nick Foligno
Ryan Murray
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Seth Jones
Dean Kukan -
David Savard
Justin
Falk -
Dalton Prout
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:
Rene Bourque
Injuries:
Jack Johnson
(shoulder), Curtis McElhinney (knee),
David Clarkson
(lower body),
Fedor Tyutin
(lower body),
Cody Goloubef
(oblique)
MAPLE LEAFS
Tobias Lindberg -
Tyler Bozak
- Kasperi Kapanen
Colin Greening
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William Nylander
- PA Parenteau
Sam Carrick -
Byron Froese
- Brad Boyes
Brooks
Laich - Frederik Gauthier -
Michael
Grabner
Morgan Rielly
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Martin Marincin
Jake Gardiner
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Frank Corrado
Andrew Campbell - T.J. Brennan
Garret Sparks
Jonathan Bernier
Injured:
Leo Komarov
(lower body),
Peter Holland
(upper body),
Nikita Soshnikov
(upper body),
Matt Hunwick
(sports hernia),
James van Riemsdyk
(foot),
Joffrey Lupul
(sports hernia),
Stephane Robidas
(knee),
Viktor Loov
(upper body),
Milan Michalek
(knee)
Scratched: None
Suspended: Nazem Kadri
Status report: The Blue Jackets assigned left wing Sonny Milano to Lake Erie of the American Hockey League, and recalled Falk and Anderson from Lake Erie on emergency basis. Falk is expected to play in place of Goloubef, who sustained an oblique injury in a 3-2 loss against the Rangers on Monday. … The Maple Leafs recalled Carrick from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL and sent left wing Rich Clune to the Marlies. … Komarov and Holland practiced Tuesday, but are not expected to play against Columbus. … Sparks (6-7-1, 2.80, .897) will start for the Maple Leafs.
Who's hot: Nylander has a goal and two assists in his past two games. … Atkinson has a goal and two assists in four games. Saad has four goals in three games. Jenner has five goals in seven games. Savard has four assists in three games.
