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Maple Leafs defenseman suffers massive injury setback

The Toronto Maple Leafs are dealing with yet another distressing injury update.

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Leaf’s defenceman Brandon Carlo is heading back to Toronto as the rest team prepares in Florida for their upcoming game Tuesday night against the Panthers.

While speaking to reporters after a practice on Monday morning, Head Coach Craig Berube confirmed Carlo is experiencing setbacks in his lower-body injury recovery and will return to Toronto for further evaluation.

Craig Berube says Brandon Carlo has suffered a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury and returned to Toronto

They hope to have more information in the next 24 hours @TSN_Sports— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) December 1, 2025

Despite other formerly injured players such as Simon Benoit hitting the ice for practice on Monday morning, Brandon Carlo is making his way back to Toronto to be further assessed by doctors regarding his injury.