Overview
- Head coach Craig Berube said Tanev has been activated from injured reserve and will play Tuesday against the Penguins.
- The 35-year-old has not played since Nov. 1, when a collision with Flyers forward Matvei Michkov left him stretchered off and briefly hospitalized.
- Berube said the decision followed consultations with team doctors and that it ultimately rested with Tanev.
- Toronto went 11-12-4 during his 27-game absence and entered Tuesday at 15-15-5 near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
- Through eight games this season, Tanev recorded two assists, a plus-5 rating, and averaged 17:20 of ice time as a shutdown defender.