@Ondrej Kase’s latest injury was suspected to keep him out of the lineup for a while and it has now been confirmed that he will be missing some time.
Placing him on LTIR will allow him enough time to fully recover from whatever is ailing him and won’t be back until towards the end of the regular season at minimum.
He wasn’t the only Leaf to go down with an injury as @Petr Mrazek
took an early exit because of a groin injury, the same ailment that has been bothering him all season long. Additionally, both @Justin Holl and @Ilya Lyubushkin
both got injured in
the second period for varying reasons and it is unclear how long they will be out.
As a result of the four players being on the shelf (along with @Jack Campbell not quite ready to return to the lineup), the Leafs brought up three players on an emergency basis. @Michael Hutchinson will likely slot in as the backup while the Leafs hand the keys to @Erik Kallgren for the time being, while @Mac Hollowell and @Filip Kral will join @Carl Dahlstrom on stand-by in case Holl and Lyubushkin will not be available for the time being.
The Leafs next game is on Thursday night where they are set to host the Jets.
