Maple Leafs place veteran forward on IR

The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled forward Jacob Quillan from the AHLs Toronto Marlies and placed forward Max Pacioretty on injured reserve retroactive to Jan.

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Quillan has played most of this season as the Marlies third-line center and has provided light offensive contributions with six goals and nine assists in 35 games.

The 22-year-old was originally signed last April out of the NCAA, inking a two-year entry-level deal.

Quillan famously scored the overtime winner that clinched the NCAA national championship for Quinnipiac in 2023.

His recall comes in his first full professional season, and if he does play while with the Maple Leafs, it will mark his NHL debut.

It might surprise some people to see the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native get a recall, given his offensive numbers.

However, he has been heating up as of late, posting three goals and two assists in his past five games.

As for Pacioretty, the 36-year-old is out of action with an upper-body injury after he took a puck to the ear in Saturdays win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Hes been a regular for most of this season, dressing in 32 games and providing modest offensive contributions with five goals and seven assists.

With Pacioretty officially on IR, he wont be available Wednesday against Columbus or Saturday against Ottawa.

The earliest that Pacioretty is likely to return would be next Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild.

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