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Leafs expect Gunnarsson (hip) to be back “shortly”

Carl Gunnarsson

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without one of their top defensemen again tonight.

According to head coach Randy Carlyle, Carl Gunnarsson has been dealing with a nagging hip injury and needs some more time to recover.

“He had an MRI done and he has an ailment in his hip area that is causing a little bit of discomfort,” Carlyle said, per the Globe and Mail. “There’s no muscular tear. There’s nothing other than irritation there.

“It’s been something that’s been bothering him for a while. But we feel like it’ll settle down. Other than medication and a little bit of rest and treatment, he should be back with us shortly.”

Gunnarsson already missed Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Bruins. Toronto hosts Carolina tonight.

The Leafs have called up Korbinian Holzer from the AHL to plug the hole on the blue line.