Overview

• The team said Friday that Laughton has a lower-body injury and is week-to-week, with coach Craig Berube linking it to a blocked shot against Detroit.
• Based on the timeline, multiple reports indicate Laughton is likely to miss Toronto’s Oct. 8 season opener versus Montreal.
• Kämpf stepped in at center between Steven Lorentz and Easton Cowan during practice before being placed on waivers later the same day.
• Laughton had been anchoring a Lorentz–Cowan unit through camp and produced two goals and two assists in three preseason games.
• The setback tightens opening-night decisions for the bottom six, with Cowan’s role under review and Calle Järnkrok, Nick Robertson and Michael Pezzetta in the depth mix.