Jake Muzzin

The Maple Leafs made the announcement Wednesday following a follow-up consultation on his cervical spine injury. to TSN's Darren Dreger, the Toronto Maple ...

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin will not be returning to the lineup this season as he continues to recover from a cervical spine injury.

In a media availability with reporters earlier this month, Dubas said defenceman T.J. 17 in a collision with Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller. Muzzin has registered 294 points (69 goals, 225 assists) and 399 penalty minutes in 683 regular-season NHL games with the Kings and Leafs. Often the team's locker-room conscience as a talented core looked to finally get over its playoff hump, Muzzin subsequently signed a four-year, US$22.5-million contract with the Leafs in February 2020 that carries a salary cap hit of $5.625 million through the end of next season. The bruising 34-year-old won the Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014 and was acquired by Toronto via trade in January 2019. "After follow-up consultation this month with various specialists, our medical staff have determined (Muzzin) has been ruled out for the rest of the 2022-23 regular season and playoffs as he recovers from a cervical spine injury," the Leafs said in a statement.

The 34-year-old appeared in just four games this season through mid-October before being sidelined by the spine issue. It was similar to the one Muzzin suffered ...

Toronto has cycled through a number of other injuries to its blue line -- When healthy, Muzzin has been a key part of the Leafs' top-four defensive rotation since the team acquired him via trade with Los Angeles in January 2019. It was similar to the one Muzzin suffered last year, which limited the veteran to playing in only 47 games prior to his return for the postseason.

Le défenseur a disputé seulement les quatre premiers matchs de 2022-2023 en raison d'une blessure à la colonne vertébrale. À la mi-novembre, les Leafs avaient ...

L’ancien des Kings de Los Angeles est tenaillé par ses problèmes physiques depuis plusieurs mois. - À lire aussi: Le défenseur a disputé seulement les quatre premiers matchs de 2022-2023 en raison d’une blessure à la colonne vertébrale.

Muzzin skated in just four games for the Leafs this season as he's spent months recovering from a cervical spine injury.

[Code of Conduct](https://www.thestar.com/about/community-guidelines.html). [Kyle Dubas](https://www.thestar.com/topic.kyle_dubas.html) about $1.5 million more in cap space at the March 3 trade deadline, though more can be created by moving players off the current roster. [acquired Ryan O’Reilly](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2023/02/17/maple-leafs-land-ryan-oreilly-from-blues-in-three-team-trade.html) ($1.875 million) and [Noel Acciari](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2023/02/18/new-leafs-forward-noel-acciari-was-blues-most-consistent-forward.html) ($1.25 million). Muzzin damaged his neck for the second time in his career when he collided with Arizona’s Clayton Keller on Oct. 4, 2020, he was stretchered off the ice following a similar hit. In a playoff game against Columbus on Aug.

Muzzin est ennuyé par une blessure à la colonne cervicale depuis le tout début de la saison. Il avait subi cette blessure face aux Coyotes de l'Arizona le 17 ...

Il n'a pas disputé plus de 53 matchs en une saison depuis. Puisque son nom demeurera sur la liste des blessés à long terme pour le reste de l'année, son salaire ne sera pas comptabilisé dans la masse salariale des Maple Leafs. Il avait subi cette blessure face aux Coyotes de l'Arizona le 17 octobre.