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• Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin: Won't play in 2023-24

  09/20/2023 • By RotoWire

  Muzzin won't play during the 2023-24 campaign due to a cervical spine injury, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports. Muzzin hasn't played since Oct. 17, 2022 because of the injury. He's going into the last season of his four-year, $22.5 million contract. It's not clear if the 34-year-old will play again, but if this is the end of his career, he'll hang up his skates after scoring 69 goals and 294 points in 683 contests. Muzzin also won the Stanley Cup with LA in 2014.

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• Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin: Won't return in 2022-23

  02/22/2023 • By RotoWire

  Muzzin will miss the rest of the regular season and the playoffs due to a cervical spine injury, ESPN's Kristen Shilton reports. Muzzin has battled several neck injuries as well as concussions over the past three campaigns, and it's looking like this latest one may be career threatening. Another update on his status is expected ahead of training camp in September, at which point his NHL future should become clearer. Muzzin was limited to just four games this season due to his cervical spine injury, picking up one helper over that span.

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• Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin: Will be re-evaluated late February

  11/14/2022 • By RotoWire

  Muzzin is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury. The Leafs announced Monday that Muzzin's status will be re-evaluated in late February. The 33-year-old defender hasn't played since Oct. 17. Muzzin was moved to long-term injured reserve in late October.

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• Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin: Shifts to LTIR

  10/26/2022 • By RotoWire

  Muzzin (neck) was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday, per CapFriendly. Muzzin has no timetable to return, so this move gives the Maple Leafs some additional flexibility on the financial side. The defenseman will be out until mid-November at a minimum.

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• Maple Leafs' Jake Muzzin: No timetable for return

  10/19/2022 • By RotoWire

  Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said Wednesday that there's no timetable for Muzzin's return from a neck injury, Dave McCarthy of NHL.com reports. Keefe did add that Muzzin's issue isn't a reoccurrence of any head injury he previously sustained. Muzzin also attended a Leafs event Tuesday night and was in the team's facility Wednesday, which is encouraging. As previously reported though, teammate Mitch Marner made sobering remarks about Muzzin: "Obviously for him it's just making sure that, if he does come back and play this year, or whatever happens, just make sure that he's going to be able to do whatever he wants to do the rest of his life and enjoy the time with his family, his kids." With Muzzin sidelined, Rasmus Sandin was paired with Justin Holl during Wednesday's skate while Victor Mete practiced with Mark Giordano.

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