Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said Thursday that defenseman Jani Hakanpää recently underwent a second minor procedure on his knee that shouldn’t keep him out of action for too much longer, per David Alter of The Hockey News. Hakanpää, 32, has suited up only twice this season for Toronto after finalizing a one-year, $1.47MM deal late in free agency. He underwent a knee … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Notes: Hakanpää, McCabe, McMann
Jake McCabe Remains Out Wednesday With Upper-Body Injury
Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe will miss Wednesday’s tilt against the Predators with an upper-body injury, head coach Craig Berube told reporters including David Alter of The Hockey News. … [Read more...] about Jake McCabe Remains Out Wednesday With Upper-Body Injury
Max Domi, Max Pacioretty Rule Out Tomorrow, Getting Close To Returning
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without forwards Max Domi and Max Pacioretty tonight but it appears that won’t be the case for much longer. David Alter of The Hockey News reported earlier that they are getting ’close’ to returning from injury despite being ruled out for tomorrow’s game against the Nashville Predators. Toronto has played extremely well of late despite multiple … [Read more...] about Max Domi, Max Pacioretty Rule Out Tomorrow, Getting Close To Returning
Maple Leafs Have Discussed Contract Extension With John Tavares
The Maple Leafs have two prominent pending unrestricted free agent forwards in winger Mitch Marner and center John Tavares. While it appears that there haven’t been many discussions with Marner, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reported in a recent TSN Insider Trading segment that Toronto has engaged in talks with Tavares though obviously, the two sides aren’t in agreement on a … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Have Discussed Contract Extension With John Tavares
Leafs Place Jani Hakanpaa On IR, Recall Marshall Rifai
The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenseman Jani Hakanpaa on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, retroactive to November 16th. Hakanpaa will be eligible to be activated as soon as he’s healthy, though no specifics have been provided on Hakanpaa’s injury or timeline. In a corresponding move, the Maple Leafs have recalled defender Marshall Rifai from the Toronto Marlies. … [Read more...] about Leafs Place Jani Hakanpaa On IR, Recall Marshall Rifai