Darcy Tucker had the cast removed from his foot and is off the crutches. He still has to work on his conditioning, so he won't return to the lineup for another week or two. The Leafs are still attempting to sign Tucker before the trade deadline next Tuesday, but are at odds with both the length of contract and salary.

Kyle Wellwood’s return date is still several weeks away, they are aiming for mid-March.

The Leafs are 7-1-2 since the all-star break, and find themselves tied for the eighth spot in the eastern conference.

Mats Sundin has 14 points in the last 13 games since being reunited with Alexei Ponikarovsky and Nik Antropov. The line has scored 16 goals over the same span. Sundin needs only 3 goals to tie Darryl Sittler for the most goals scored in a Leaf uniform. Sittler scored 389 goals in 844 games, to-date Sundin has played in 884 games.

On the trade front: Teams are asking for Steen and Tlusty but Ferguson isn't interested in giving those players up, especially for a rental player. The salary cap will also come into play if the Leafs are looking to add a player or two. If Ferguson moves Michael Peca to the Long-Term Injury list, it would allow the Leafs to add a player with a $2.5 million salary. Peca wouldn't be able to return before the playoffs if he's placed on long-term injury; he's hoping to get in a few games before the playoffs. Gary Roberts has said he'll waive his no trade clause only for Toronto or Ottawa.

With Boyd Devereaux still nursing a sore wrist, defenseman Brendan Bell will once again find himself playing left wing on a line with Travis Green and Wade Belak. With the Leafs having plenty of young defenseman in the organization, Bell along with Andy Wozniewski or Staffan Kronwall, may find themselves as part of trade package to bring in a forward.

Andy Wozniewski's five game conditioning stint with the Toronto Marlies is now over and he's back up with the big club, getting into the lineup will be difficult.