Injured Leafs F Jarnkrok skates; Stolarz taking things 'day by day'
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Calle Jarnkrok was among the injured players to skate ahead of the team's practice on Tuesday.
Jarnkrok was joined by fellow forwards Matthew Knies, John Tavares and Jacob Quillan during the session.
The 33-year-old forward has yet to play this season after undergoing groin and hernia surgery in November. He was labelled month-to-month after the surgeries, with head coach Craig Berube stating on Jan. 14 he remained "a ways away" from a return.
Jarnkrok was limited to 52 games last year and recorded 10 goals and 21 points. He is on the third season of a four-year, $8.4 million deal with an annual cap hit of $2.1 million.
Drafted 41st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2010, Jarnkrok has 136 goals and 301 points in 699 career games split between the Nashville Predators, Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames, and Maple Leafs.
Knies remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury suffered last week, while Tavares has not played since suffering a lower-body injury in practice on Jan. 16. Berube said Tavares could return to practice later this week.
Stolarz, Pacioretty take part in practice
Forward Max Pacioretty and goaltender Anthony Stolarz both took part in Tuesday's practice as returns for both players appear to be drawing closer.
Stolarz, 31, hasn't played since Dec. 12 as he works to get himself back in the lineup from a knee injury. He was originally expected to miss four to six weeks with the injury.
In his first season with the Maple Leafs, the American has posted a 2.15 goals-against average and .927 save percentage over 17 games.
"Just taking it day by day right now," Stolarz said of returning to game action. "Just seeing how it feels, but so far everything’s progressed well, and right now it’s just getting back into game shape."
Pacioretty has missed the last three games after taking a puck to the head on Jan. 18. The 36-year-old winger has five goals and 12 points in 32 games this season.
The Maple Leafs will host the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, with the Edmonton Oilers in town Saturday.