Maple Leafs' Muzzin to remain sidelined until at least March with spine injury
Fellow D-man Brodie out at least 2 weeks with rib cage issue, pair recalled from AHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran defenceman Jake Muzzin for at least the next three months.
The team said Monday that Muzzin is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury and will be re-evaluated in late February.
Muzzin, 33, was injured in Toronto's 4-2 home loss to Arizona on Oct. 17 after colliding with Coyotes winger Clayton Keller.
The Maple Leafs had the veteran defenceman on injured reserve two days later and said at the time he would miss at least three games.
Muzzin, an effective penalty-killer and shutdown defenceman, has skated in four games with the Maple Leafs this season and recorded one assist.
Kyle Dubas on Jake Muzzin: "We have to do what’s right for his long-term health. He’s a father of two young children and a husband. We have to make sure that we’re doing right by him. As important as he is to us as a player, his health is paramount."
—@jonassiegelToronto also announced TJ Brodie has been placed on injured reserve with an oblique injury, with general manager Kyle Dubas saying Monday the blue-liner would be sidelined a minimum of two weeks.
The 32-year-old Brodie, who missed Toronto's win over visiting Vancouver on Saturday, has two assists in 15 games this season.
In corresponding moves, the Maple Leafs recalled forward Pontus Holmberg and defenceman Mac Hollowell from the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies.
