Jake Muzzin
The latest injury to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup is also one of their newer acquisitions. Former LA Kings defenceman Jake Muzzin broke his hand during a game agains the Tampa Bay Lightning in late February.
In his place, the Leafs recalled defenceman Calle Rosen from the Toronto Marlies (who has a career total of 19 NHL games played per NHL.com).
Muzzin is also not new to the injury bug; in 2018, he suffered an injury during a win over the Calgary Flames, and this is his second trip to the I.R this season.
Of course, there was never a good time to lose Muzzin. In an ideal season, the entire lineup would be healthy for all 82 games.
The former 141st overall draft pick has truly made people regret choosing him so late.
As with Morgan Rielly, Muzzin was a backbone to the Leafs blue line and his being out of the lineup hurts the team immensely.
However, also similarly to Rielly, this will give Muzzin a chance to rest up for the push to the playoffs.