Maple Leafs Share Status Of Five Injured Players And How Long They May Be Unavailable

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a notable list of injuries at the moment. Going into Tuesday's outing against the Colorado Avalanche, the team provided updates on the five players who are currently unavailable.

The newest updates are on center Colton Sissons and defenseman Morgan Rielly, who both picked up injuries this past weekend. 

Sissons is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, which made him unable to finish Sunday's game against the New Jersey Devils.

Rielly is listed day-to-day, also with a lower-body injury. He was forced out of Saturday's clash against the Montreal Canadiens.

In addition to those key players, star right winger Kirill Marchenko hasn't upgraded from his week-to-week status. He is also dealing with the lower-body injury that he sustained against the Calgary Flames back on Oct. 26.

Tuesday's game against the Avalanche will mark the sixth consecutive game that Marchenko has missed for Toronto. In his first 14 games of the season, the 26-year-old has notched six goals and 14 points.

Defensemen Marshall Rifai and Nick Blankenburg were also labelled as week-to-week.

Rifai hasn't featured for the Maple Leafs since the day he scored his first NHL goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 20. Playing two games for Toronto this season and five games in his career, the 28-year-old is dealing with a lower-body injury.

Blankenburg, 28, also hasn't been in the lineup in a little while. The last game he appeared in was on Oct. 22 against the New York Rangers. He was hit hard into the boards by Will Cuylle, left the game after that, and has been out since with an upper-body injury.

All those players listed will not be available to play against the Avalanche on Tuesday. Toronto's next game comes on Thursday at home against the Minnesota Wild, and after that, the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

On the positive side, right winger Jack Roslovic will feature against Colorado after being a surprise scratch in Sunday's game with a lower-body injury.

Also, Chris Tanev, who was also out in that Devils game for "planned maintenance," is back on the back end for Toronto, paired with Oliver Ekman-Larsson at morning skate.

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