In a concerning update, we learned that Mitch Marner wasn't on the ice for the Leafs' practice that went down earlier today in Montreal. <h2>Mitch Marner Absent From Practice Ahead of Tonight's Game Against the Canadiens</h2> The Maple Leafs are set to face the Canadiens tonight and they could have to play without one of their star players: Mitch Marner. David Alter, a reporter covering the Leafs, shared on X that Marner could be missing due to a tough fall he had in a game against the Bruins, last Thursday. <q>It appears as though Mitch Marner is absent. He took that nasty fall against the Bruins on Thursday. </q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1766502173653745798'> </a></blockquote></div> Here's the sequence that's believed to have caused Marner's absence: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1766505660642885666'> </a></blockquote></div> Insiders have now confirmed that Marner will miss tonight's game vs the Montreal Canadiens due to injury. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/1766516900408742255?s=46&t=o-Q0QckAboRGrsPBT1vFrQ'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1766516746523992429?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> As read on Hockey Patrol - <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/breaking-terrible-news-confirmed-for-mitch-marner' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: Terrible News Confirmed for Mitch Marner</a>