One of Brad Treliving's big offseason moves may be backfiring.

There were many, many, many, people who questioned this move from Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving even before it was made official, and you can bet that he will be hearing the phrase "I told you so" quite a bit over the course of the season if things continue to trend in this direction.

On Monday morning, the Maple Leafs officially announced that they were placing defenseman Jani Hakanpaa on injured reserve, with the injured reserve status being retroactive to the 16 of November. Making matters worse is the fact that Hakanpaa is being placed on injured reserve due to a lower body injury which was very much the concern before he was even signed by the Leafs.

When rumors surfaced this summer that the Maple Leafs were contemplating adding Hakanpaa to their lineup, they were quickly criticized for doing so. In fact one journalist, controversial Toronto columnist Steve Simmons, claimed to have spoken to two sources that felt Hakanpaa's career in the National Hockey League was already over due to the severity of a knee injury.

Although it is still too early to officially declare this move a mistake on the part of Treliving, it certainly isn't off to a good start. Hakanpaa has appeared in just 2 games for the Maple Leafs since being signed and played limited minutes in both of those appearances. A November 13th game against the Washington Capitals saw Hakanpaa play just 15 minutes and 36 seconds over 22 shifts, a game in which he registered no points and finished with a plus minus rating of -1. His second appearance saw him play just 12 minutes and 34 seconds on November 16th against the Edmonton Oilers, a game in which he again did not register a point.

If things continue to trend in this direction there's no doubt that Treliving will be heavily criticized for ignoring the warning signs about this player, but it won't be the end of the world given the fact that Hakanpaa is only on a 1 year deal with the Maple Leafs.

The Maple Leafs have called up defenseman Marshall Rifai from the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies in a corresponding move today.