Toronto Maple Leafs Injury Report and Update

Ilya Mikheyev

The most serious injury to hit the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2019–2020 season was rookie Ilya Mikheyev.

On December 27, 2019, Souper-man suffered a severed artery and tendons in his wrist after taking a skate to exposed skin. It was later reported that the Russian forward underwent surgery in New Jersey (with Kyle Dubas staying by his side) and was expected to be out for at least three months.

At the time of his injury, Mikheyev had recorded 23 points in 39 games (per NHL.com) coming off a very successful Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season.

Although Mikheyev is a rookie by NHL standards, he has much experience playing professional hockey. He has played for Avangard Omsk in the KHL since 2015 and accumulated 120 points in 224 games.

After the scary fluke of an injury, many Leafs were fitted for the sleeves (per Jonas Siegel) although a few complained that they would impede in their game.

While no one can force the Toronto Maple Leafs to wear sleeves, just like Leo Komarov will not wear a visor properly,  it would be in their best interest with the way the season is going.

In some more positive news, the 25 year old recently skated for the first time since December 27 and seems close to recovery. He is expected back this season at some point.