Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev was injured during the match tonight against the New Jersey Devils. The injury occurred early in the second period, in the event of a serious collision causing him to stand on the ice holding his head.
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The play came off a Devils shot, and when Tanev went to the net to box out, he and Dawson Mercer’s heads collided and he immediately went down. He missed the entire second period and was ruled out for the rest of the game with an upper body injury at the start of the third period.
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After the game, head coach Craig Berube was asked about Tanev and he said “He’ll probably miss the time.”
If he misses time, Philippe Myers will likely be inserted into the lineup for the time being. Last season he played well in a combination with Morgan Rielly. With Tanev out, we could also see the combination of Jake McCabe and Simon Benoit again, which has been good in the past. This will probably take one day at a time until they know for sure what is going on and how long he will be gone. Either way, this could be a huge loss for the Maple Leafs’ blue line if he is out long-term.
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