![]() Rielly leads the Maple Leafs in ice time per game (23:00) and is third in blocked shots (24) behind Holl (43) and Mark Giordano (42). "Injuries are a part of the game and it's up to the next players in to step up and I think all throughout the year we've had guys just come in and play really well like (Jordie) Benn, (Victor) Mete, or Filip Kral earlier in the year so I think we have a lot of confidence regardless of who plays," defenseman Justin Holl said. Brodie, who has missed the past five games with an oblique injury, will not travel with the Maple Leafs on their four game road trip which began against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Muzzin is on LTIR with a cervical spine injury and will be re-evaluated in February. "Of course you are a better team but it's not the first time a team has dealt with injuries to key players, it's not the first time our team has dealt with injuries to key players and each time we've responded well, won games, played even better defensively than we were when we had all these guys in the lineup so just continue to play a good sound team game and find ways to win."īy being placed on long-term injured reserve, Rielly will be out a minimum of 24 days or 10 games, meaning he is eligible to return Dec. "Are you a better team when you have Morgan Rielly, TJ Brodie or Jake Muzzin in the lineup?" coach Sheldon Keefe said. Rielly has 16 assists in 20 games this season. ![]() He played one more shift before leaving the game and finished with two shots on goal in 16:38 of ice time. The defenseman sustained the injury during a collision with New York Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri 1:06 into the third period of a 3-2 overtime loss on Monday. ![]()
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