Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton warms up prior to a playoff game against the Senators at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, April 22, 2025. Photo by Claus Andersen / Getty Images

The Maple Leafs won’t have a clean bill of health to start the regular season. Article content

The Leafs announced on Friday morning that centre Scott Laughton will be out on a week-to-week basis with a lower-body injury. Article content Article content

During the Leafs’ 3-1 pre-season loss against the Detroit Red Wings, Laughton blocked two shots. After one of the blocks, he winced noticeably and clearly was in pain. His last shift came during the final three minutes of the game.

With Laughton out, David Kampf was at centre on the fourth line between Steven Lorentz and rookie Easton Cowan.

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