Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Tanev returned for the Maple Leafs in a 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
The defenseman, who was activated from injured reserve, had missed the previous six games after sustaining an upper-body injury in a 5-4 overtime win against the Boston Bruins on February 25.
“When I had Chris Pronger, how much he can control a game, and he controlled in a different way than Tanev, but he controls a lot of the game for us in situational play,” Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said.
Tanev said he has been pleased with the progress in his recovery.
“Feeling good,” Tanev said on Wednesday. “Just progressing day by day on the timeline that was given to us. Just trying to get better every day. There was a timeline given to us, so I’m just trying to check the boxes and when that’s there, hopefully I’ll be playing.” — Dave McCarthy
