Chief coach Craig Berube said in a statement on Tuesday, Toronto Maple Leafs defender Oliver Ekman-Larson is expected to be ready for playoffs.
33-year-old Ekman-Tarson, last Wednesday against Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-3 victory in a separation strangely falling in a separation of the upper body has not played since he did not continue.
Maple Leafs (50-26-4, 104 points) visits Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night and hosts Detroit Red Wings on Thursday to conclude the normal season.
Toronto is four points in the second year in the Atlantic Divan title race. The season starts on Saturday.
“I’m waiting for him to play, but you never know,” Berube said. “It’s hard. He’s gonna play something. And if he’s not on the arrangement, someone else will have to take steps. This is just the result. This is a part of the playoffs.”
33-year-old Edman-Tarson, Toronto in the first season with four goals in 77 games, 25 assists, plus 14 points, 52 penalty minutes, 83 blocks, 108 hits and 21:04 an average ice time.
At that time there were Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (2010-21), Vancouver Canucks (2021-23), Florida Panthers (2023-24) and Maple Leafs and 500 career points (148 goals, 362 assists) in 1,059 matches.
Defendant Jake McCabe will miss the sixth match in a row on Tuesday due to the upper body injury. The first round of playoff series may not return before continuing.
“There is always a concern, right?” Berube said. “I have to do such decisions and things like that. I have to see them a little closer here and talk to these men and see where they are.
31-year-old McCabe’nin two goals, 21 assists, plus-23 degrees, 40 penalty minutes, 135 blocks and 118 hit, this season, 66 games in 66 matches have an average of ice time.
In 643 matches, Sabres (2013-21), Chicago Blackhawks (2021-23) and Maple Leafs (February 2023) and 175 career points (35 goals, 140 assists).
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