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Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev out week-to-week with upper-body injury

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Chidley-Hill, J. (2026, October 15). Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev out week-to-week with upper-body injury. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/leafs-defenceman-tanev-out-week-to-week-with-upper-body-injury/article_e7cfd5bb-fbd2-5aca-9b8b-d0b19dc55040.html

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Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev is out week-to-week due to an upper-body injury sustained during a game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Head coach Jim Hiller expressed confidence in the remaining players but emphasized that forwards need to support the defence more effectively. Despite Tanev’s importance, Hiller noted that other good defencemen are available and dismissed speculation about adding another player to the roster.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on October 15 that defenceman Chris Tanev is out for at least a week with an upper-body injury sustained during their game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. The 36-year-old veteran left after five shifts in the first period of Toronto’s 6-3 victory. Head coach Jim Hiller expressed disappointment in his team's defensive support, stating that turnovers and poor tracking by forwards had put additional pressure on the defence during their road trip. Despite Tanev's injury, Hiller remains confident in the current roster but emphasized the need for better forward play to aid the remaining defenders.

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“Article A discusses the impact of Chris Tanev's playing style and potential health effects, while Article B reports specifically on his current upper-body injury and its immediate implications for the team.”

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Hiller PERSON · 5× Tanev PERSON · 5× TORONTO GPE · 4× Chris Tanev PERSON · 1× Jim Hiller PERSON · 1× Leafs ORG · 1× Maple Leafs ORG · 1× NHL ORG · 1× Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1× the Colorado Avalanche ORG · 1×

Narrative

“What I was disappointed about a little bit on the trip is I thought we hung our defencemen out to dry just a little bit as a group of forwards with some turnovers, with some tracking,” said Hiller.

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2026-10-15 · Toronto Star

Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev out week-to-week with upper-body injury · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller isn’t sounding the alarm on his defensive corps just yet. asserted

Hiller → sound → corps

The Leafs announced Thursday that Chris Tanev is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, reducing Toronto’s defensive depth. asserted

Tanev → announce → depth

Hiller said he was comfortable with the remaining defenceman on his active roster, but he’ll need the Maple Leafs forwards to contribute too. asserted

forwards → say → roster

“Tanev’s a good player; that’s well established, but we have other good players,” said Hiller after morning skate. asserted

Hiller → ’ → skate

“We just have to help them out a little bit.” asserted

We → have → them

Tanev was initially placed on injured reserve Monday, with the move retroactive to Saturday. asserted

move → place → Saturday

The 36-year-old defenceman was hurt in Toronto’s 6-3 road win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. asserted

defenceman → hurt → Saturday

Tanev skated in five shifts in the first period before leaving the game. asserted

Tanev → skate → game

Hiller → disappoint → tracking

“I think prior to going out, I thought we really were supporting our defence, getting back hard, not giving up odd-man rushes, and then it was a little bit of the opposite on that road trip. asserted

it → think → trip

“You’ve got to help your defence. asserted

You → get → defence

I don’t care who’s in. asserted

who → care → ?

The oft-injured Tanev was limited to 11 games last season due to spine and groin injuries as well as a concussion. asserted

Tanev → injure → injuries

He has one assist in six games this season. asserted

He → have → games

He has 36 goals, 175 assists and is plus-162 in 884 career NHL games, including previous stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Dallas. asserted

He → have → Vancouver

Hiller was asked if the Maple Leafs are looking to add a defenceman to their roster with Tanev out for the foreseeable future. asserted

Tanev → ask → future

“Not my job, first of all,” said Hiller. asserted

Hiller → say → all

“I think there’s always a lot of noise about something, so I’m not going to pay too much attention to it right now.” asserted

I → think → it

Toronto was scheduled to host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. asserted

Toronto → schedule → night

Both teams entered the game with identical 3-3-1 records. asserted

teams → enter → records

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press