The Toronto Maple Leafs got some really good news today. Rodion Amirov has landed in Toronto and is working out with the Maple Leafs’ staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is as good news from a human standpoint as it is from a hockey perspective. Earlier this year, the Maple Leafs had reported that, while doctors were treating an injury that Amirov had suffered, they discovered a tumour. The injury and the tumour were not related. Amirov was then sent to Germany to have the tumour treated. Apparently, it worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a hockey perspective, although it’s a minor issue, Amirov was forced to quit playing hockey while the tumour was being treated. What’s good is that he will have a chance this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps one of the things in Amirov’s favour was that he held such a positive perspective about his illness. When he was first diagnosed, Amirov shared with Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman<\/a>: \u201cI want to stay positive, and I want people to think positively about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amirov added that \u201cmany other people have their own sicknesses or illnesses. I want to show by example that I can give people hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n