It's never fun to see one of your team's players injured, and it's even worse when it happens in practice, but sadly for John Tavares, he will be out. The Toronto Maple Leafs placed their forward John Tavares on <a href='https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/01/16/john-tavares-injury-maple-leafs/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>injured reserve with a lower-body injury</a> on Thursday, the club announced. Forward Fraser Minten was called up from the AHL Marlies in a corresponding move. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1879904458194489525'> </a></blockquote></div> Tavares, 34, was seen limping off the ice at Wednesday's practice after taking a strange fall in the corner. He was favoring his right leg after being hurt during a power-play drill. The injury seemed to occur when Tavares and Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev's skates got tangled in the corner, leading the forward's legs to stretch apart awkwardly. The 34-year-old forward and former captain <a href='https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/john-tavares-8475166' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tavares</a> has 20 goals and 42 points in 43 games this season, truly a bright spot for the Leafs. <h3>John Tavares will miss at least one week or more</h3> Now, NHL insider <a href='https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Elliotte Friedman</a> has revealed that Tavares will miss at the very minimum, one week of game action. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1879905310221255077'> </a></blockquote></div> Tavares has been a revelation in his seventh season in Toronto <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/nhl-insider-reveals-why-the-leafs-removed-john-tavares-from-the-captaincy' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>after agreeing to give up his captaincy</a> to Auston Matthews during the summer. Tavares is on pace to score his most goals in a season since his first year with the Leafs when he scored 47 during the 2018-19 season. Tavares finished last season with 29 goals and 36 assists for 65 points in 80 games. The Maple Leafs return to action against the New Jersey Devils tonight, when they take on their former coach Sheldon Keefe.