The bad luck continues for the Leafs on the injury front and for Rielly in particular, as the Leafs‘ number-one defenseman was said to be slowly working his way back to 100% after a knee injury impacted his play in the first half of his season. With a timeline of eight weeks before the injury will be re-evaluated, Rielly is likely looking at a mid-March return at the absolute earliest. As a result, the Leafs now have a giant hole to fill on their blue line — Rielly leads all Leafs skaters in total time on ice (24:15) and even-strength time on ice (19:55), in addition to playing a regular role on the penalty kill (2:00/game).
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly out for eight weeks with broken foot; Rasmus Sandin recalled
