John Tavares is progressing well after suffering a lower-body injury during Toronto Maple Leafs practice just over two weeks ago. The 34-year-old got hurt during the team's power play drill after his skate got caught with defenseman Chris Tanev's,

Bottom line, Toronto’s top six forwards have been playing too short lately. Where the Maple Leafs usually closed ranks when any of their Core Four have been out of the lineup, notably if Auston Matthews or Mitch Marner get sidelined,