Craig Berube revealed that one of the Leafs defensemen who was suffering from an injury may not play tonight and a decision will be made right before warmups. There's no getting around it, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/auston-matthews-misses-the-leafs-first-practice-following-the-break-suffers-another-setback' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Maple Leafs have had some tough luck with injuries</a> in the 2024-25 season. Key contributors like Auston Matthews, Anthony Stolarz, David Kampf, Max Pacioretty, and Max Domi all have missed time, which has forced the team to deal with a ton of adversity. But mostly, they've found a way to stay competitive. An injury to Chris <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/craig-berube-response-regarding-chris-tanev-injury-has-left-many-leafs-fans-extremely-concerned' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tanev against the New York Islanders only added to those woes</a>, and his absence was rather noticeable in their loss to Winnipeg on Monday. There's some good news, though. On Friday morning, Chris Tanev returned to practice, via David Alter of 'The Hockey News'. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1872680664728035488'> </a></blockquote></div> He resumed his usual spot beside Jake McCabe, which is certainly a positive indication that he might rejoin the lineup for tonight's game against the Red Wings. Head coach Craig Berube said after practice that <a href='https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-injury-update-chris-tanev-feeling-pretty-good-and-is-a-game-time-decision-vs-red-wings' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tanev would be a game-time decision</a>. Even if he doesn't play tonight, the fact that he's close to returning is encouraging. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1872693004412260830'> </a></blockquote></div> At 35, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/chris-tanev-8475690' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tanev</a> isn't exactly known for lighting up the scoreboard, but he has racked up 10 points in 34 games this season. More importantly, he has been a defensive cornerstone, leading the team with 99 blocked shots. Regardless of whether Tanev plays or not tonight, the Leafs are hoping and praying that going forward they can stay healthy as a team, which will be very important come playoff time.