The Toronto sports circle received one stroke of positive news in what was otherwise a very somber morning following the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2025 World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Sunday morning that defenceman Chris Tanev was discharged from hospital following a scary collision with Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov.
a stretcher was called out for Tanev after this pic.twitter.com/2yuqnPF88a
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The collision occurred in the third period of the Maple Leafs’ 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday night. It appeared to be a relatively harmless play at first, but it quickly became evident that Tanev would need assistance getting off the ice. There was also a little extra caution involved given the fact that it was Tanev’s first game back following a similar injury a couple of weeks ago, when he took a shoulder to the jaw from New Jersey Devils forward Dawson Mercer.
Thankfully, Tanev flashed a thumbs up as he was being carried off the ice, and following the news that he was discharged from hospital and cleared to return to Toronto, it seems like somewhat of a best-case scenario for all parties after the way things looked originally.
Tanev flashes a thumbs up
hope he’s alright pic.twitter.com/LZwwcwjIDb
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This doesn’t clear up anything regarding a possible return to action for Tanev, especially when it’s involving something with the head, but the fact that he’s back home with the team hopefully means that he won’t be out too long. Still, expect the team to exercise some caution with Tanev going forward considering his age and the amount of minutes he logs with the Maple Leafs when fully healthy.
The Maple Leafs will be back in action on Monday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins, looking to build a winning streak after being denied a three-game streak with their loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. The Maple Leafs will likely provide another update on Tanev’s status prior to Monday’s game, but it seems like an extremely safe bet to assume Tanev won’t play.
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