{"id":462135,"date":"2025-02-04T20:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T01:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=462135"},"modified":"2025-02-04T20:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T01:59:17","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-star-in-jeopardy-for-4-nations-face-off-will-not-play-against-calgary-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/04\/toronto-maple-leafs-star-in-jeopardy-for-4-nations-face-off-will-not-play-against-calgary-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Star In Jeopardy For 4 Nations Face-Off, Will Not Play Against Calgary Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/01\/toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-ruled-out-for-4-nations-face-off-tournament\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marnemi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch Marner<\/a> is unavailable to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/04\/nhl-predictions-feb-4-toronto-maple-leafs-vs-calgary-flames\/\" target=\"_self\">play against the Calgary Flames<\/a>. The team announced about half an hour before the game that their leading scorer wouldn&#8217;t play due to a lower-body injury. This is Toronto&#8217;s second game of their four meetings on their Western Conference road trip. They&#8217;re coming off a <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/gamecenter\/edm-vs-tor\/2025\/02\/01\/2024020833\/boxscore\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dramatic 4-3 victory<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/04\/nhl-predictions-february-4th-st-louis-blues-vs-edmonton-oilers\/\" target=\"_self\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maple Leafs F Mitch Marner is not available for tonight\u2019s game and is day-to-day (lower body).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPR\/status\/1886949339194368077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This will be the first game that Marner has missed all season long. He&#8217;s been Toronto&#8217;s best player, including in the eyes of Leafs defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tanevch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Tanev<\/a>. Marner has 70 points in 52 games and he&#8217;s on his way to scoring 100 points in a season for the first time in his career. Furthermore, he leads the team in points with an 18-point lead over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nylanwi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Nylander<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Marner Out With Lower-Body Injury<\/h2>\n<p>Marner has been absent from the last two Maple Leafs practices with an ongoing lower-body injury. It is understood that this injury occurred when the Leafs played the Oilers. However, it came as a surprise to Marner&#8217;s teammates and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/berubcr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Berube<\/a>. Going into Toronto&#8217;s game against Calgary, the 27-year-old was listed as a game-time decision but couldn&#8217;t follow through to participate in the team&#8217;s 53rd game of the season.<\/p>\n<p>His absence also raises concerns about his commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/04\/team-canada-2025-4-nations-face-off-tournament-roster\/\" target=\"_self\">Team Canada<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/01\/toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-ruled-out-for-4-nations-face-off-tournament\/\" target=\"_self\">4 Nations Face-Off tournament<\/a>. Canada&#8217;s first practice is on Monday, less than a week away. Just over a week ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/02\/04\/nhl-predictions-february-4-new-york-islanders-vs-vegas-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> D-man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pietral01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-02-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Pietrangelo<\/a> withdrew himself from the tournament to treat an ailment, essentially for precautionary reasons. However, <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reporterchris\/status\/1886949728912343399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TSN&#8217;s Chris Johnston reported<\/a> that Marner shouldn&#8217;t be in danger of missing the tournament as the team listed him as day-to-day.<\/p>\n<p>The Maple Leafs are second in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/24\/toronto-defence-comparison\/\" target=\"_self\">Atlantic Division<\/a>, two points ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/29\/ottawa-senators-goaltending-prospects-for-the-nhl-future-outlook\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a>. Furthermore, they&#8217;re three points behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/07\/22\/nhl-sweaters-best-and-worst-of-the-florida-panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Florida Panthers<\/a>, who have played two more games than Toronto ahead of their game in Calgary. Last season, Toronto were 8-4-1 without Marner in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner is unavailable to play against the Calgary Flames. The team announced about half an hour before the game that their leading scorer wouldn&#8217;t play due to a lower-body injury. This is Toronto&#8217;s second game of their four meetings on their Western Conference road trip. 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