May 19, 2024
Maple Leafs defenceman TJ Brodie back on IR with rib issue | CBC Sports

Maple Leafs defenceman TJ Brodie back on IR with rib issue | CBC Sports

TJ Brodie is back on the sidelines.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed the veteran defenceman on injured reserve after he sat out Sunday’s 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers with an undisclosed ailment.

Brodie missed 12 games earlier this season with an oblique, or rib cage, injury.

The 32-year-old has two goals and eight points in 28 appearances this season for a blue line corps that has dealt with a number of absences, with Brodie, Morgan Rielly and Jake Muzzin having already missed significant time.

Rielly recently returned to the lineup after recovering from a knee problem, while Muzzin remains out with a neck issue.

In a corresponding move Tuesday, the Leafs recalled forward Bobby McMann from the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies.

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