{"id":478391,"date":"2025-11-22T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=478391"},"modified":"2025-11-22T23:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:12:25","slug":"key-toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-injured-vs-canadiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/22\/key-toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-injured-vs-canadiens\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Injured vs Canadiens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/18\/toronto-maple-leafs-place-defenceman-on-ir-as-troubles-worsen\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccabja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake McCabe<\/a> went down during the second period against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/22\/montreal-canadiens-options-in-net-right-now\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>, due to an upper-body injury. The team later announced that he is ruled out for the remainder of the game. This news for the Leafs is of concern, and hopefully it is nothing significant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maple Leafs D Jake McCabe will not return to tonight\u2019s game (upper body).<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeafsPR\/status\/1992417070706008220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s Analyze the Leafs Defenceman Jake McCabe&#8217;s Injury<\/h2>\n<p>The 32-year-old took a puck to the face. Moreover, the severity of the injury is unknown at this time. There will likely be an update from head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/berubcr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Berube<\/a> following the contest, or tomorrow. After the game, he was tight-lipped. Simply saying &#8220;<em>bad enough he couldn&#8217;t come back and play<\/em>.&#8221; McCabe has three goals and seven assists in twenty-one games for the Maple Leafs. He is second on the team in time on ice, averaging 21:41. If they lose him for any amount of time, it is a significant blow to their defensive structure.<\/p>\n<h2>Lengthy Injury List<\/h2>\n<p>At the time of the injury, the Maple Leafs were down 4-1. McCabe will join a long list of <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/injuries\/_\/name\/tor\/toronto-maple-leafs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">players injured<\/a>, joining superstar forwards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/matthau01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auston Matthews<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kniesma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Knies<\/a>. The list of injuries for the Maple Leafs includes defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tanevch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Tanev<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carlobr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Carlo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/royni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicolas Roy<\/a>, as well as starting netminder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stolaan01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Stolarz<\/a>. The Leafs would eventually go onto lose to Montreal 5-2.<\/p>\n<h2>What the Leafs Need to do From Here<\/h2>\n<p>If Jake McCabe misses time for the Maple Leafs they will need to replace a shutdown defenceman that brings toughness, leadership, and physicality. The Leafs have depth organizationally at the defence position. However, the injuries to the blueline are no doubt beginning to pile up. Already down Chris Tanev and Brandon Carlo, they might need to explore other options. Luckily, for the time being, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stechtr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-22_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Troy Stecher<\/a> is looking like a calculated move by general manager Brad Treliving. Don&#8217;t be surprised if this turns into an external source type of scenario. However, there is not necessarily anything imminent for the Leafs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Craig Berube on Jake McCabe: <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I don&#39;t know the timeline of it right now, but bad enough that he couldn&#39;t come back and play&quot;  <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TSN_Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Masters (@markhmasters) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markhmasters\/status\/1992436089169322083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe went down during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens, due to an upper-body injury. The team later announced that he is ruled out for the remainder of the game. This news for the Leafs is of concern, and hopefully it is nothing significant. 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