Matthew Knies joins a long list of injured Leafs that has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the lineup.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will play Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning without forward Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty will be absent due to an upper-body injury that he sustained after taking a shot to the side of the head in Saturday's 7-3 comeback win against the Montreal Canadiens.

Toronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury.

Before practice on Wednesday morning, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube pulled Max Domi aside for a chat. Berube did most of the talking for the five minutes or so. When he was done, he tapped Domi on the chest for encouragement.

According to the Athletic, Maple Leafs forward Max Domi could be an under the radar trade target. Despite an opportunity for Domi to excel as a useful center with John Tavares out