First, on the Jake Muzzin-to-LTIR situation:
I don’t think the Maple Leafs know how long he is going to be out… With concussions, you worry about the cumulative effects. You sit there, and you’re saying, “He missed a month last time. We are going to be careful with this, and it is going to be more than a month this time.” On that, I think we can be pretty sure.
There are nine weeks left in the regular season. It is possible he could be out until the end of the regular season.