John Tavares injured at Leafs’ practice by teammate!
Unfortunate scene during the Maple Leafs’ practice as the veteran forward was injured and forced to leave. More details below:
The Toronto Maple Leafs were holding a practice on Wednesday morning ahead of their upcoming game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night when veteran forward John Tavares suffered an injury.
During a power-play drill with some teammates, Tavares appeared to get hurt and immediately left practice. He was limping and favouring his right leg as he headed back to the team’s dressing room.
Mark Masters posted a video (down below) showing Tavares slowly getting to his feet in the corner and skating out of the rink slumped over.
After practice, head coach Craig Berube was asked about the status of his veteran player, but couldn’t know provided much detail on Tavares’ condition or even if he will be able to dress for the contest against the Devils tomorrow.
"I didn’t even see it…Hopefully, he is ok.”
Losing Tavares would be a tough blow for the Maple Leafs as the veteran forward has been on fire this season. In 44 games so far in 2024-25, he has recorded 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points.
He finished last season with 29 goals and 36 assists for 65 points in 80 games just before he elinquished the captaincy to Auston Matthews.
I’m guess a team update will come once Tavares undergoes evaluation and the Maple Leafs announce their lineup for the match against New Jersey. For now, his status for tomorrow remains unknown.
