In the first season of a 4-year contract that made him the most expensive player in the NHL, 2024-25 hasn't gone as planned for the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that defenseman Chris Tanev would miss their game against the Winnipeg Jets due to a lower-body injury. Tanev, who has been a key part of the Leafs’ defensive lineup this season,

It was clear before Craig Berube revealed Matthews was still “fighting through” something that not all was right with the Leafs captain.

It’s been an eventful season for the Toronto Maple Leafs so far. Despite a few recent stumbles, the team has primarily found success. Remarkably, much of it has been without their superstar captain, Auston Matthews.

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar centre Auston Matthews has missed the last two games due to a reaggravation of the undisclosed injury that has been plaguing him since training camp and kept him out of nine matches as recently as last month.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon in their final game before the holiday break. While Toronto is near the top of the Atlantic Division, they are struggling to stay healthy.

One of the things with the Maple Leafs this year… their fans are getting all over them with the injury diagnosi