It’s not the type of news Leafs fans want to hear, especially around this time of the year.
Earlier this morning, Mike Babcock offered an ominous update on the statuses of both Nazem Kadri and Jake Muzzin during his usual post-morning skate press conference, ruling each player out ahead of tonight’s meeting with the first-place Lightning. Opting to rest players ahead of the postseason grind is, of course, a normal avenue of practice for any team. But Babcock did not relay this information in a normal manner, hinting that more may be at play.