Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs is sidelined with a day-to-day lower-body injury, missing the game against the Montreal Canadiens. Coach Sheldon Keefe emphasizes the importance of Timothy Liljegren's development and the need for a right-shot player in the lineup. The team adjusts lines in Marner's absence, with Keefe expressing disappointment in the performance of the top line of Bertuzzi-Matthews-Nylander.
Marner not on the ice for practice #Leafs
"They weren't very good". Will the Bertuzzi-Matthews-Nylander line stick together following the win against the Canadiens on Saturday? Much of it depends on Marner's health ⤵️. . https://t.co/vBDDGoHGTW
"I think part of that was the trade deadline hanging over his head." Why the Maple Leafs are giving Timothy Liljegren every chance to cement his spot in the #Leafs top-6 D ⤵️ https://t.co/YPwA07eCEu https://t.co/YPwA07eCEu
Pushed down the lineup each spring in favour of more experienced defenceman, the Leafs have to make a decision. Is Timothy Liljegren part of the plan come playoffs and beyond? @lukefoxjukebox looks at the critical stretch the young defencemen faces. https://t.co/HO5hug174y
"At times, he's taken a step back. And I think part of that is the trade deadline kind of hanging over his head." Why the Maple Leafs are giving Timothy Liljegren first crack over Simon Benoit to make his case for the playoff lineup: https://t.co/XeF6fkO7y7 https://t.co/MT0Trx0jyo
Sheldon Keefe on tonight's top line of Bertuzzi–Matthews–Nylander: "They weren't very good. They just individually weren't very good. It's a night where the group picked them up, so that's good."
Sheldon Keefe on the top line tonight: “They weren’t very good….The rest of the group picked them up.”
Timothy Liljegren is in a battle to stick in Toronto's lineup. Takes a holding penalty that leads to Montreal's tying goal on the power-play.
Rough opening period for the line of Bertuzzi-Matthews-Nylander. On the ice for the opening goal against and 39 percent xGF% per @NatStatTrick
"We've been through it before. Guys will step up." Maple Leafs unveiling four entirely brand-new lines in Montreal with Mitch Marner injured: https://t.co/9pDf7RiW9f https://t.co/TKV4H8ZVk8
Marner to miss Toronto Maple Leafs game against Montreal Canadiens due to injury https://t.co/GjAGiPv28r
"It impacts things greatly..." How the #Leafs will change things up with Mitch Marner out of the lineup as they await the extent of his lower-body injury ⤵️ https://t.co/IRgoguGFT4 https://t.co/IRgoguGFT4
Overshadowing the players who will be added to the Maple Leafs' lineup in Montreal Saturday is the one player who will be subtracted: Mitch Marner. "Guys will step up." (@lukefoxjukebox) https://t.co/VnHLCRCSjn
Mitch Marner won’t play vs Montreal due to a lower-body injury Sheldon Keefe labels day-to-day. May be from a spill late-2nd vs BOS on Thursday
Sheldon Keefe says this is a critical point for Timothy Liljegren’s development and wants a right shot in lineup: “Quite frankly, it kills me to have to sit Benoit here tonight, especially in this building.”
Sheldon Keefe says Mitch Marner is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and he will be assessed in Toronto to determine the extent of the injury. @BodogCA
Mitch Marner is day to day with a lower-body injury.
Sheldon Keefe: “Quite frankly it kills me having to sit Simon Benoit tonight.” Says the focus was keeping Timothy Liljegren’s right shot in the lineup.