![]() "Right from the get-go I was able to do quite a bit. "It's felt more like a contusion than a muscle strain compared to what I had the last time," Tavares said. ![]() Tavares suffered a more serious oblique injury in the spring of 2019, which cost him a chance to play in the World Championship. "Sometimes the body takes a little longer than you'd like," Keefe noted, "in this case it seems to be a little bit quicker." Initially, Tavares was projected to miss the start of the regular season, but the Leafs captain is ahead of schedule. "He looked great," said linemate William Nylander. "We had a couple really nice plays out there too so hopefully he gets cleared." "If all goes well for the rest of the day, he'll come to tomorrow's practice as though he's preparing to play." ![]() "He's encouraged," said coach Sheldon Keefe. I want to be a part of it more than anybody, but also understand the big picture." ![]() "Chances probably only grow with every day. "Everything's been trending really well so hopefully that's the case," Tavares said. Will Tavares, who sustained an oblique strain early in training camp, play in Wednesday's regular-season opener in Montreal? It was good to go out there and not be measured or feel my way through things and I think I hit those boxes, checked them off." "I wanted to get myself back out there and competing just like I normally would," the 32-year-old centre said. John Tavares participated fully in practice and didn't feel limited in any way. The Maple Leafs practised at the Ford Performance Centre on Monday.
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