Jake Muzzin won't play again this season. The Maple Leafs announced Thursday the ailing Toronto blue-liner won't suit up again in 2022-23 after initially suffering a neck injury Oct. 17 in a collision with Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller.
TORONTO - JakeWhether the veteran defenceman can eventually resume his NHL career remains to be seen.
The Maple Leafs announced Thursday the ailing Toronto blue-liner won't suit up again in 2022-23 after initially suffering a neck injury Oct. 17 in a collision with Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller.“After follow-up consultation this month with various specialists, our medical staff have determined has been ruled out for the rest of the 2022-23 regular season and playoffs as he recovers from a cervical spine injury,” the Leafs said in a statement.
Often the team's locker-room conscience as a talented core looked to finally get over its playoff hump,subsequently signed a four-year, US$22.5-million contract with the Leafs in February 2020 that carries a salary cap hit of $5.625 million through the end of next season. Toronto general manager Kyle Dubas now has a level of clarity ahead of the March 3 trade deadline should he look to add to a blue line that endured a string of absences earlier in the schedule - or upgrade elsewhere after already acquiring forwards Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari late Friday from the St. Louis Blues.
In a media availability with reporters earlier this month, Dubas said defenceman T.J. Brodie has stepped up to take on a significant chunk of the “hard minutes” thatHe didn't sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins after they selected him in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL draft following his first season with the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.re-entered the draft in 2009, but was passed over before returning to Sault Ste.
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