TORONTO – The Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that they have placed forward David Kampf on injured reserve, putting more pressure on Toronto’s already depleted front lines.
The Leafs said Kampf is out with a lower-body injury and that the move is retroactive to Saturday, when Kampf logged more than 14 minutes of ice time in Toronto’s 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Edmonton.
Kampf has three assists in 18 games with Toronto this season.
The Maple Leafs are also without captain and star center Auston Matthews (upper-body injury) and veteran forwards Max Pacioretty (lower-body injury) and Calle Jarnkrok (groin, hernia) heading into the game. Wednesday night against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights.
In a corresponding move, the Maple Leafs recalled center Fraser Minten from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. The 20-year-old has two goals and two assists in five AHL games this season.
The 2022 second-round pick is in his first full professional campaign. He scored no points in four games with the Maple Leafs last season before returning to the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 19, 2024.
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