Steven Lorentz said on Thursday that Knies was in good spirits after leaving Wednesday's game with an upper-body injury.

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.

Asked about the state of extension talks with not only Marner but John Tavares and pending RFA Matthew Knies earlier this month, Leafs GM Brad Treliving said, “Those are things that we always are looking at and talking about and rumbling around, but nothing to report right now.”

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The Maple Leafs announced that they’ve placed center John Tavares on injured reserve with the lower-body injury he suffered in practice Wednesday, ruling him out of the club’s next four games. Youngster Fraser Minten was recalled from AHL Toronto in a corresponding transaction and will likely suit up in Thursday night’s game against the Devils.

AFter John Tavares was placed on injured reserve (IR ... If called upon, Quillan will likely make his NHL debut on the team’s fourth line, playing with Steven Lorentz and David Kampf, while Ryan Reaves comes out of the lineup. The third line of ...

Some new lines for the Maple Leafs could indicate that the team is attempting to showcase veteran forward Max Domi ahead of the trade deadline. On Wednesday, we saw the Maple Leafs get thumped by the Columbus Blue Jackets,

Ryan Reaves has earned himself another spot in the lineup as Toronto deals with an injury to one of their important fourth line forwards. For the better part of a month the Toronto Maple Leafs dealt with a litany of injuries to some very important players.

Squaring off with nearly identical records entering Wednesday’s contest, the Toronto Maple Leafs were presented with a key opportunity to get out of a rut against a quality Minnesota Wild team, with a four-game road trip on the horizon before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

You can look to John Tavares and Matthew Knies’ imminent returns and hope they can spark the lineup, but this is still a team with Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Mitch Marner. Offence should not be this difficult and they have the raw talent to at least make games interesting. Tonight was far from it.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares was spotted wearing a blue jersey at the optional morning skate on Wednesday. On Tuesday, he was seen on the ice ahead of the Leafs’ practice with Matthew Knies,

The Maple Leafs’ annual outdoor practice — which took place is Shanahan’s old stomping grounds — provided a chance to fans to get close to their heroes and a nice break from a relentless practice-game-fly schedule.