Leafs hope D Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be ready by playoffs

Leafs hope D Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be ready by playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson is expected to be ready for the playoffs, head coach Craig Berube said on Tuesday.

Craig Berube not yet ready to make decisions on trio of injured Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs defencemen Jake McCabe and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, as well as centre David Kampf, are skating in Toronto.

Concern over Maple Leafs defensive injuries will linger into playoffs

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Toronto Maple Leafs may be the last team that needs a reminder of how injuries can impact a playoff series. Would the story of 2020 be written differently had Jake Muzzin not been stretchered off in the sickening silence of that bubble series against Columbus? Would 2021’s epic Round 1 comeback from the Montreal Canadiens have been possible had John Tavares and Muzzin (again) been available the whole way? Even the lone victor…