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

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

These are tough times, suddenly, around the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ve had three straight regulation losses for the first time all season, and now there’s an injury to John Tavares. Tavares left practice in obvious discomfort on Wednesday afternoon after getting awkwardly tied up with Chris Tanev during a power-play drill.

While the Maple Leafs were working on their special teams, center John Tavares went down along the boards. He stayed down on the ice for a few moments before being assisted off th

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is “being evaluated” following an injury scare at the team’s practice on Wednesday. Tavares fell awkwardly during a drill and left the ice limping.