Maple Leafs forward John Tavares was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body ailment Thursday and is considered week-to-week, coach Craig Berube said.

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

In the midst of a three-game losing streak and lack of scoring, bad luck has taken reliable John Tavares out of the Maple Leafs lineup. Tavares, who hurt his leg in an awkward spill at practice on Wednesday,

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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 the ice.

Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares is set to miss some time. The club announced Thursday the veteran centre has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body issue. Tavares went down awkwardly during a drill at practice Wednesday. The 34-year-old has 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points across 44 games this season.

John Tavares is week to week for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a lower-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Thursday. The center left practice early Wednesday after he took an awkward fall along the boards during a power-play drill.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday morning that forward John Tavares has been placed on injured reserve and getting officially labeled as week to week. The former team captain sustained the injury toward the end of Wednesday’s practice during a power-play drill when he fell awkwardly and left the ice immediately,

Toronto will be without one of its biggest contributors for the near future after a drill mishap on Wednesday.

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