Toronto Maple Leafs centre Calle Jarnkrok is out month-to-month following groin and sports hernia surgery, the team announced Monday.
The 33-year-old Swede has yet to suit up this season after beginning the campaign on long-term injured reserve Oct. 7.
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Jarnkrok provided some offence in a bottom-6 role last season with 10 goals and 11 assists in 52 games.
He has 30 goals and 30 assists in 125 contests across two campaigns with Toronto.
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The Leafs are also without star centre Auston Matthews and veteran forward Max Pacioretty.
Matthews, the team’s captain, has missed six games with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Pacioretty sustained a lower-body injury Nov. 9 against Montreal and is considered out week-to-week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 18, 2024.
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