Toronto Maple Leafs practice went silent during the back half of practice after John Tavares went down with an injury. The 34-year-old went down in the corner while the team practiced the power play.

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

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,

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

The Toronto Maple Leafs centre got his feet tangled with defenceman Chris Tanev and fell awkwardly to the ice. Tavares stayed down before skating off the ice hunched over in pain. It didn't look good. The Leafs revealed the initial diagnosis some 24 hours later.

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