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.

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.

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

These are tough times, suddenly, around the Toronto Maple Leafs. They’ve had three straight regulation losses for the first time all season, and now there’s an injury to John Tavares. Tavares left practice in obvious discomfort on Wednesday afternoon after getting awkwardly tied up with Chris Tanev during a power-play drill.

This just in, the Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that forward John Tavares has been moved to injured reserve after suffering an injury in practice yesterday. In a corresponding move the team has recalled Fraser Minten from the AHL's Toronto Marlies.

In the midst of a three-game losing streak and lack of scoring, bad luck has taken reliable John Tavares out of the Maple Leafs lineup. Tavares, who hurt his leg in an awkward spill at practice on Wednesday,

The Maple Leafs have placed John Tavares on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that he suffered in practice

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

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is “being evaluated” following an injury scare at the team’s practice on Wednesday. Tavares fell awkwardly during a drill and left the ice limping.