Petr Mrazek is expected to be out four weeks after the goalie was placed on injured reserve by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday with a groin injury. The move is retroactive to Nov. 4.
Mrazek's issue is related to an injury he sustained Oct. 14.
"Obviously the medical team is a lot smarter than I am when it comes to these things," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. "We trust them and they worked really diligently to to ensure that. In fact, Petr himself was saying for a number of days in advance of when he actually played that he was more than ready, right from the start of that road trip out there in Pittsburgh and Carolina. He was fully feeling good. We pushed him back to give him more time but he was absolutely certain, as were the medical team, that everything checked out."
Joseph Woll was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Saturday and backed up Jack Campbell against the Bruins.
Mrazek, in the first season of a three-year contract he signed July 28, was out six games after he was initially injured and returned to make 27 saves in a 5-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Oct. 30. He was Campbell's backup for two games prior to Saturday despite Keefe saying Wednesday that Mrazek was not completely healthy.
"It's just the nature of these injuries and playing that position," Keefe said. "These things are always a risk. Obviously we went through a lot of it with Jack last season but he's been great thus far in terms of managing that and our medical team is as good as any in the League and they're going to continue to monitor this as they get to know Petr better."
TJ Brodie (maintenance) did not practice but Keefe expects the defenseman to play against the Los Angeles Kings at Scotiabank Arena on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVAS, BSW, NHL LIVE). Forwards Joey Anderson and Kirill Semyonov were recalled from the AHL.
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