The Toronto Maple Leafs released an injury update on former captain John Tavares, days after Auston Matthews returned to action for the 2024-25 NHL season.

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube details how the team plans to move forward without the injured John Tavares.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews wasn't particularly happy with what he thought was the lack of excitement from the fans.

Matthews and Nylander both scored two goals as Toronto battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to beat New Jersey 4-3.

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.

Matthews has been dealing with an upper-body injury that kept him out of the lineup for 15 games, including a six-game stretch through December and January. Toronto’s captain has posted three goals and eight points in five games, since coming back on January 4 in a 6-4 win against the Boston Bruins.

Does John Tavares get enough love from Toronto Maple Leafs fans? It would seem that Nick Kypreos doesn’t think so. During a recent Real Kyper and Bourne episode, hosts Kypreos and Justin Bourne discussed how much the Maple Leafs will miss their ex-captain.

John Tavares was taking part in a drill towards the end of practice Wednesday. The Toronto Maple Leafs centre got his feet tangled with defenceman Chris Tanev and fell awkwardly to

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube addressed the team’s challenge without their veteran leader ahead of their victory over the Devils. “We’re going to miss everything,” Berube said. “His production, his leadership, his all-situations play. It’s unfortunate — just bad luck in practice. But we have to move on.”

The Maple Leafs have placed John Tavares on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that he suffered in practice

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.

After the Toronto Maple Leafs were outclassed 3-0 by the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, head coach Craig Berube made several changes during Monday’s practice.