{"id":10540,"date":"2026-10-13T04:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10540"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:42:50","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-put-chris-tanev-on-injured-reserve-as-they-recall-marshall-rifai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-maple-leafs-put-chris-tanev-on-injured-reserve-as-they-recall-marshall-rifai","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Put Tanev on Injured Reserve, Recall Rifai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chris Tanev has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to October 10.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is expected to miss at least three games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Maple Leafs recalled defenceman Marshall Rifai from the Toronto Marlies to reinforce their blue line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Tavares returned to the team after taking time away for the birth of his fourth child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to place defenceman Chris Tanev on injured reserve<\/strong> after he suffered an upper-body injury. This left the team without the veteran for at least its next three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/live\">NHL games<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"retroactive-move\">Retroactive Move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move is retroactive to October 10, when <strong>Tanev sustained the injury during Saturday\u2019s game<\/strong> against the Colorado Avalanche.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He played five shifts in the first period, recording a minus-1 rating in 3:29 of ice time, before missing the start of the second period and being ruled out for the remainder of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto has <strong>recalled defenceman Marshall Rifai from the AHL\u2019s Toronto Marlies<\/strong> to help fill the gap on its blue line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/39601\/christopher-tanev\">Chris Tanev<\/a> has recorded one assist in six games this season. His availability was also limited last season, when he played just 11 games because of a <strong>series of injuries, including concussion, spine and groin problems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest absence is <strong>another setback for the experienced defenceman<\/strong>, whose defensive play has been an important part of Toronto\u2019s blue-line depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ekman-larsson-out-for-maintenance-tavares-and-wood-joined-the-team\">Ekman-Larsson Out for Maintenance, Tavares and Wood Joined the Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were other developments at Monday\u2019s practice. Defenceman <strong>Oliver Ekman-Larsson sat out for maintenance<\/strong>, while forward <strong>Miles Wood joined the team on the ice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wood was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-maple-leafs-sign-kirill-marchenko-for-75m-extension\">deal that also involved forward Kirill Marchenko<\/a>. His participation in practice offers another update on Toronto\u2019s forward group as the team manages its roster early in the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, captain <strong>John Tavares rejoined the Maple Leafs<\/strong> after missing time to be with his wife for the birth of their fourth child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto will now have to adjust its defensive pairings while Tanev recovers. The injured-reserve designation means he will miss at least the next three games, though the team has not provided a further timetable for his return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: The Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to place defenceman Chris Tanev on injured reserve after he suffered an upper-body injury. This left the team without the veteran for at least its next three NHL games. 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