Calle Jarnkrok Returns to Maple Leafs Practice With Non-Playing Group After Missing Few Days With Injury

Toronto's non-playing group practiced Saturday morning following the Montreal-bound player's morning skate.

Calle Jarnkrok returned to Maple Leafs practice on Saturday after missing several days with an injury.

The 32-year-old had something come up in practice earlier this week and was considered day-to-day, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said on Wednesday. Jarnkrok hasn't appeared in a pre-season game yet for Toronto but did skate with William Nylander and Max Domi during the non-game group's practice on Saturday.

After playing 15:37 in Montreal on Friday, Tyler Bertuzzi returned to Toronto's top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. Max Ellis skates in what's likely a placeholder role alongside John Tavares and Sam Lafferty, who also played in Friday's game.

After acting as a placeholder with Matthews and Marner during Friday's main-group practice, Bobby McMann is again skating with the non-playing players. This time, though, the 27-year-old is skating on the fourth line with Ryan Reaves and David Kampf.

This is McMann's third practice after missing the beginning of Maple Leafs training camp with a lingering injury from last season.

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Joseph Woll isn't skating because of flu-like symptoms, per the Maple Leafs.

John Klingberg won't be out for "too long," Keefe told reporters on Friday. Klingberg was listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury he suffered in Wednesday's game against Buffalo.

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Three of Toronto's top six defensemen will play in Montreal on Saturday, meaning Timothy Liljegren and Mark Giordano likely skated today with the non-playing group.

The Maple Leafs have two games remaining in a busy span which sees them play six games in eight days (from Sept. 24 to Oct. 2). Toronto will play Montreal twice more (Saturday and Monday) before getting two pre-season games against the Detroit Red Wings next week.

After that, the regular season begins.

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