So far this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been able to play well while not at full strength. There have been stretches where the team was without the services of the likes of Auston Matthews and William Nylander (contract dispute) and the team did just fine.
The Leafs will have to deal with being shorthanded for an extended once again as another valuable found himself on injured reserve recently.
Prior to Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers, the team announced that Zach Hyman would miss the game because of an ankle injury. After beating the Panthers 6-1, the Leafs revealed just how long he would be gone.