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Leafs put Lupul (groin) on IR

Joffrey Lupul

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul tries to make it to the bench after taking a hard hit while playing against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Thursday, April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

AP

The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed forward Joffrey Lupul on injured reserve with a Grade 2 groin strain, the club announced on Thursday.

Lupul suffered the injury during Monday’s 6-0 loss to Columbus and didn’t travel with the club on its current three-game road swing, which began with a 6-5 shootout loss in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

In 22 games with the Leafs this season, Lupul has eight goals, 15 points and 18 penalty minutes. The 30-year-old winger missed two games earlier in the year with a bruised foot, and missed extensive time last season with a concussion and broken forearm.

If the Grade 2 groin strain sounds familiar, it should. That’s the same injury L.A. goalie Jonathan Quick suffered two weeks ago, one that has him sidelined until around Christmas and currently on long-term injured reserve. Ergo, it’s very possible Lupul will be out for longer than just the next two games.