Once again this season, the Maple Leafs' lineup has been hit by the injury bug. In addition to Calle Jarnkrok and Joseph Woll's training camp injuries, the Leafs lost Auston Matthews and Max Pacioretty to injuries as well.
While Woll returned, and Matthews is reportedly on the verge of coming back, Calle Jarnkrok and Max Pacioretty's conditions appear more serious.
Head coach Craig Berube shared an update on Jarnkrok a few days ago, saying the forward was still "ways away" from coming back. As for Pacioretty, he was placed on IR on a week-to-week status with a lower-body injury.
With all these players missing, the Leafs were poised to make a move to fill the hole in the lineup.
In breaking news, the Leafs organization announced that they've decided to call up Alex Steeves from the Marlies on an emergency basis:
Steeves, 24, took part in seven NHL games in his career and scored only one point in the big league. However, he's been having a lot of success in the AHL, scoring 57 points in 65 games last year. This season, he has 12 points in 10 games so far, after scoring six points over the weekend.
Interestingly, Steeves is now tied at the 2nd position for the Marlies' all-time scorers, per Kyle Cushman:
The Leafs will be back on the ice tonight to face the Ottawa Senators in another chapter of the Battle for Ontario. It'll be interesting to see if Steeves gets a shot in the lineup tonight, or if he has to wait tomorrow when the Leafs face the red-hot Washington Capitals.
POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 12 | 118 ANSWERS Toronto Maple Leafs Forced to Make Emergency Call-Up As Max Pacioretty and Calle Jarnkrok's Injuries Persist Do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs called up the right player from the Marlies? | ||
Yes | 66 | 55.9 % |
No | 52 | 44.1 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Artemi Panarin | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Vincent Trocheck | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jesper Bratt | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nic Dowd | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Hughes | - | 2 | 2 | |
Alexis Lafrenière | - | 2 | 2 | |
Andre Burakovsky | 1 | - | 1 | |
Luke Hughes | 1 | - | 1 | |
Blake Lizotte | 1 | - | 1 | |
Connor McMichael | 1 | - | 1 | |
Timo Meier | 1 | - | 1 | |
Aliaksei Protas | 1 | - | 1 | |
Reilly Smith | 1 | - | 1 | |
John Tavares | 1 | - | 1 | |
Philip Tomasino | 1 | - | 1 | |
Shane Wright | 1 | - | 1 | |
Michael Bunting | - | 1 | 1 | |
Brenden Dillon | - | 1 | 1 | |
Pierre-Luc Dubois | - | 1 | 1 | |
Vince Dunn | - | 1 | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Wild | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 38 | |
Jets | 27 | 19 | 8 | - | 38 | |
Golden Knights | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 | |
Capitals | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 36 | |
Devils | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 35 | |
Maple Leafs | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 34 | |
Panthers | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 34 | |
Kings | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 33 | |
Stars | 25 | 16 | 9 | - | 32 | |
Conference | Cumulative |