Maple Leafs Lose Morgan Rielly and Colton Sissons to Injury Amid Roster Chaos
Daily Faceoff reported that Rielly is out day-to-day and Sissons is out week-to-week.
The are currently running a defensive unit that sounds like a generated roster in a video game, and Daily Faceoff just confirmed the bleeding is not stopping anytime soon.
According to the latest update, Morgan Rielly is officially day-to-day with a lower-body injury, while center is out week-to-week.
Losing your longest-tenured defenseman is bad enough, but the timing here is objectively hilarious if you are not a fan. Rielly left Saturday's 4-2 loss to the early, taking his 12 assists and 23 blocked shots through 18 games right down the tunnel with him.
With already sidelined, the Leafs are now asking guys like and to step up and eat heavy NHL minutes. That is the kind of depth chart that makes opposing forwards start licking their chops before the puck even drops.
Throw in the loss of for multiple weeks, and is suddenly missing a crucial depth center right after getting completely blanked 4-0 by the on Sunday.
Anyone looking at the betting lines for Wednesday's home game against the has to factor in this roster chaos. Trying to slow down a high-powered Colorado offense with a patchwork blue line is a recipe for a very long night, and the totals market will absolutely reflect that mismatch.
desperately needs Rielly to heal up fast. Until he returns, the Leafs are going to have to win track meets, which is a terrifying prospect for a team that just forgot how to put the puck in the net.