Overview
- Rielly will miss the two games before the pause — Monday at Calgary and Tuesday at Edmonton — after exiting Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Canucks.
- Berube said the problem had been lingering and worsened during the Vancouver game, adding he does not expect Rielly back before the break.
- The team listed him as still being evaluated, with the recovery window aligned to the league’s Olympic shutdown.
- Toronto reshuffled its defense: Myers and Benoit on the third pair, Stecher with Ekman-Larsson, and Carlo alongside McCabe.
- Rielly has seven goals and 24 assists for 31 points in 54 games with a minus-17 rating, as Toronto manages broader injuries including a long-term absence for Chris Tanev.