Leafs' Simmonds expected to miss 6 weeks with broken wrist

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Wayne Simmonds suffered a broken wrist on Saturday and is expected to miss six weeks, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Monday, according to TSN's Kristen Shilton.

The 32-year-old left Saturday's contest against the Vancouver Canucks in the third period after taking a clearance attempt off his hand. He scored twice in the game.

Simmonds has been a key player for the Leafs early in the season, recording five goals in 12 games. Three of his tallies have come on the power play, which Toronto ranks No. 1 in the league with a 38.5% success rate.

Keefe also confirmed the team would dress seven defensemen with Simmonds out of the lineup, and Rasmus Sandin will make his season debut Monday, per Shilton.

The Leafs are having some bad injury luck to start the year, as Joe Thornton, Nick Robertson, Jack Campbell, and Travis Dermott are all currently sidelined.

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