With Tavares out for at least four games, a Maple Leafs team that was already light on centre depth will now see its options tested.

The website PuckPedia ‘s PuckGM tool lets users create their own trades. One user proposed a deal that would see the Maple Leafs acquiring Jean-Gabriel Pageau and a defenseman in a blockbuster deal with the New York Islanders.

Toronto will be without one of its biggest contributors for the near future after a drill mishap on Wednesday.

Tavares has not resumed skating and does not have a timeline to return from his lower-body injury, Mark Masters of TSN reports Tuesday.

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube details how the team plans to move forward without the injured John Tavares.

Maple Leafs rookie Fraser Minten returned to the lineup on Monday, but unfortunately for the young center, his locker room stall placement was an awkward one.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares is being evaluated after sustaining an apparent leg injury during Wednesday's practice.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body ailment on Thursday and is considered week-to-week, head coach Craig Berube said.

John Tavares is week to week for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a lower-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Thursday. The center left practice early Wednesday after he took an awkward fall along the boards during a power-play drill.

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ (30-16-2) injury report has six players listed as they prepare for their Wednesday, January 22 game against the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7) at Scotiabank Arena.

As they gear up to square off against the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7) on Wednesday, January 22 at Scotiabank Arena, with the puck dropping at 7:30 PM ET, the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-16-2) have six players currently listed on the injury report.