Mitchell Marner practiced Sunday for the first time since injuring his shoulder in a collision during practice with defenseman Jake Muzzin on Dec. 3.
The forward has scored 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in 24 games. He missed six games with the injury before the Maple Leafs had five games postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
"His rehab was upended by the shutdown and the pause in our activities," general manager Kyle Dubas said after Toronto's first practice since being shut down due to the outbreak. "It was good to see him out there in practice today but certainly not a player we would rush along whatsoever. It's tough to predict at this point. After a few more days of practice, we would have a better read on that but certainly to see him out in practice today was a step in the right direction."
Center John Tavares also rejoined the Maple Leafs for practice after he was placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol on Dec. 17. The Toronto captain said he experienced a strong headache, body aches and a lot of fatigue on Dec. 18 but began feeling much better the following day.
"Everything felt like it was moving very fast and I wasn't moving very fast myself," Tavares said. "Obviously I was just trying to get my heart rate up and fight through the fatigue. It was just knocking some of the rust off and trying to get your timing back. To be expected when I haven't skated in nine or 10 days roughly."
Tavares has scored 32 points (13 goals, 19 assists) in 29 games.
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