The Toronto Maple Leafs defence corps took another big hit on Tuesday as the club placed Morgan Rielly on long-term injured reserve with a knee injury.
The move means Rielly will miss at least 10 games and 24 days of action.
Rielly appeared to suffer the injury in the third period of Monday's game against the New York Islanders when he collided with Kyle Palmieri. Rielly was slow to get up and clutched his left knee but logged another shift before exiting the game.
Rielly's absence is just the latest blow to a Leafs blue line that is already missing Jake Muzzin (spine, out indefinitely) and T.