Chris Tanev Pushes Back on Maple Leafs' Load Management: "I Want to Play"

Chris Tanev pushes back on Maple Leafs' load management: "I want to play"

Chris Tanev does not agree with the Toronto Maple Leafs' plan to rest him on scheduled nights.

Why Chris Tanev is not happy with Maple Leafs' load management plans

Veteran defenceman Chris Tanev will be back in the lineup on Tuesday against Colorado after sitting out versus New Jersey on Sunday. Read on

Chris Tanev frustrated after Leafs GM overrules his bid to suit up Sunday: ‘I want to play’

He tried to make a case ‘multiple times’ to play when he heard fellow defenceman Morgan Rielly would miss Devils game.

‘I don’t agree with it’: Leafs’ Chris Tanev vocal about load management - Daily Faceoff

It’s a new era in the NHL, as load management has been implemented more and more in teams’ game plans. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev was the subject of load management for Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils, and to the surprise of no one, Tanev wasn’t happy about it. As a defenseman known for wanting to play as much as he can, even through injury, it’s easy to see why he would be frustrated with a situation where he’s forced…

Tanev disagrees with Leafs' load management plan: 'I want

The Toronto Maple Leafs opted to sit defenseman Chris Tanev against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, the second night of back-to-back games, as part of a …

Maple Leafs’ Tanev says he wants to play more

One Toronto Maple Leafs veteran feels he doesn’t need to be held off the ice. Chris Tanev, who has been limited to nine games this season, isn’t happy with the load-management route the Maple Leafs have taken with him. “I don’t agree with it,” Tanev said to reporters on Tuesday. The Toronto native added that while he respects general manager John Chayka and understands the desire to keep him available longer term, they have a difference in opini…