Mark Masters just reported that Colton Sissons is out week-to-week and Morgan Rielly is day-to-day for the Maple Leafs.
The update lands hours before Toronto hosts the Avalanche tonight. The Leafs are 8-9-2, have lost three straight, and the injury list keeps growing.
Masters noted that Rielly is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, while Kirill Marchenko is still listed as week-to-week.
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Masters also confirmed that Sissons is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
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The 33-year-old center has 2 goals and 4 assists in 19 games this season. Toronto loses a veteran forward at the worst possible time.
Marchenko is the bigger hole. The 26-year-old winger has 14 points in 14 games, and the Leafs went 1-4-0 without him.
| Date | Opp. | Score | G | A | P | |
| Oct 8 | at LV | L | 3-4 SO | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at COL | W | 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at UTA | L | 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs BUF | L | 4-5 OT | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 17 | vs NYI | L | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs SJ | W | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at CLB | W | 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs NYR | W | 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at EDM | W | 7-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at CGY | L | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at SEA | L | 4-5 | Out | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at VAN | W | 4-2 | Out | - | - |
| Nov 3 | vs UTA | L | 2-3 | Out | - | - |
| Nov 7 | vs MON | L | 2-4 | Out | - | - |
| Nov 8 | vs NJ | L | 0-4 | Out | - | - |
Rielly, the 32-year-old defenseman, has 12 assists in 18 games. He was already listed day-to-day on Monday, so the status hasn't changed, but he still isn't cleared.
Who is healthy enough to play for Toronto tonight?
There are two possible returns. Masters noted that Jack Roslovic was on the ice ahead of the Leafs' skate after missing Sunday's game with a lower-body injury.
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Terry Koshan reports that Chris Tanev was released from load management and was on the ice too. Both are possible returns, not confirmed ones, because no one has said who plays tonight.
Roslovic matters most. The center has 8 goals and 18 points in 18 games, and with Sissons and Marchenko out, nobody else up front brings that kind of scoring.
Toronto also made a roster move. Ryan Tverberg was recalled from the Marlies and Vinni Lettieri was sent down, and Masters noted that Tverberg was ready for the skate.
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Luke Fox noted that Tverberg, 24, has 4 goals and 7 points in 14 AHL games, and played two NHL games in garbage time last season. The Richmond Hill native was a seventh-round pick by Toronto in 2020.
Lettieri had one point in nine games, so the swap changes little on paper. Tverberg is a stopgap, not an answer, and Jim Hiller's group is in trouble if he is anywhere near the middle of the lineup.
Colorado is 3-5-0 on the road, which gives a Leafs team that is 4-6-1 at home a real opening. Whether Roslovic and Tanev are in the lineup will be clear by puck drop tonight.
Quick hits
OTTAWA SENATORS: Andrew Wilimek reports that Jake Sanderson, Artem Zub and Dylan Cozens were not on the ice for the Senators' optional morning skate. Three names like that missing is worth watching.
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TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: Erik Erlendsson reports that the Lightning placed Brayden Point on injured reserve and recalled forward Sam O'Reilly. That shakes up their center depth.
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WINNIPEG JETS: Nico Daws looks set to start for the Jets against the Devils tonight, according to beat writer Mitchell Clinton.
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NEW JERSEY DEVILS: James Nichols reports that Jake Allen is expected to start for the Devils in Winnipeg tonight, with Connor Hellebuyck sitting on his return to town.
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This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
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