Jake Muzzin is out indefinitely for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a cervical spine injury. The defenseman will be reevaluated in late February.
Muzzin has one assist in four games this season. He was placed on injured reserve Oct. 19, two days after leaving a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes at 11:03 of the second period following a collision with Coyotes forward Clayton Keller. Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said after the game he was told it is not a recurrence of any head injury but that there was no timeline for a return.
The 33-year-old had two concussions last season and missed part of training camp with back discomfort.
“Jake has had a number of injuries that have been cause for concern for us,” Keefe said. “Anytime a player gets injured and has had as many injuries as Jake has had to deal with, there is concern of course. How much concern? I don’t know. I think it’s probably too early to say at this point. We had an event last night he was at and looked like himself in a lot of ways and was here in the facility today. We will let the process take care of itself with the medical folks and take it from there.”
Defenseman TJ Brodie was placed on IR with an oblique injury. He was hit by a shot from Chad Ruhwedel of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 4-2 loss Nov. 11 and missed a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks the next night.
Defenseman Mac Hollowell was recalled from the Toronto of the American Hockey League.
The Maple Leafs (8-5-3) visit the Penguins on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, ATTSN-PT, TSN4, ESPN+) and return to Toronto for a three-game homestand beginning against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
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