Leafs’ Chris Tanev week-to-week with upper-body injury

Oct 15, 2026, 12:09 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Tyler Kuehl,

On Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs revealed that the veteran defenseman is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

Tanev was hurt during the first period of the Maple Leafs’ matchup with the Colorado Avalanche this past Saturday night. It has yet to be reported exactly what led to the 36-year-old’s departure, but the injury is severe enough that he was placed on injured reserve on Monday , opening a roster spot for fellow defender Marshall Rifai. While the NHL’s IR rules would only require Tanev to miss a week, it now looks like he’ll be out even longer.

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