With Tavares out for at least four games, a Maple Leafs team that was already light on centre depth will now see its options tested.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without John Tavares for a minimum of three games after the club announced that they placed the forward on injured reserve. Following Toronto's morning skate ahead of their game against the New Jersey Devils,
Appearing on TSN Toronto 1050's "First Up" on Friday, Dreger suggested that Tavares could be back on the ice in 10 to 14 days if cleared by the Maple Leafs’ medical staff. “As
Toronto will be without one of its biggest contributors for the near future after a drill mishap on Wednesday.
These are tough times, suddenly, around the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ve had three straight regulation losses for the first time all season, and now there’s an injury to John Tavares. Tavares left practice in obvious discomfort on Wednesday afternoon after getting awkwardly tied up with Chris Tanev during a power-play drill.
Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube details how the team plans to move forward without the injured John Tavares.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been formally listed as week-to-week in his recovery from a lower-body injury suffered in Wednesday’s practice, and Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli provided a more detailed timeline on Friday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran center John Tavares for the foreseeable future after he suffered an injury during a power-play drill at practice on Wednesday. The team announced that Tavares had been placed on injured reserve as a result of the injury, describing it as being an issue with his lower body.
John Tavares is week to week for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a lower-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Thursday. The center left practice early Wednesday after he took an awkward fall along the boards during a power-play drill.
The Maple Leafs have placed John Tavares on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that he suffered in practice
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is being evaluated after sustaining an apparent leg injury during Wednesday's practice.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body ailment on Thursday and is considered week-to-week, head coach Craig Berube said.