Matthew Knies joins a long list of injured Leafs that has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the lineup.

Crag Berube was forced to shuffle the Leafs' lines at practice ahead of Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Wild with the imminent return of Max Pacioretty.

Some new lines for the Maple Leafs could indicate that the team is attempting to showcase veteran forward Max Domi ahead of the trade deadline. On Wednesday, we saw the Maple Leafs get thumped by the Columbus Blue Jackets,

Pacioretty missed the last three games after taking a puck to the head in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Returning against Minnesota

The Maple Leafs will replace Pacioretty with center Fraser Minten on a line with Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson. Minten, 20, has been a healthy scratch for two games since being recalled Thursday ...

The Maple Leafs will replace Pacioretty with center Fraser Minten on a line with Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson. Minten, 20, has been a healthy scratch for two games since being recalled Thursday ...

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Pacioretty (upper body) is slated to return to the lineup versus Minnesota on Wednesday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.

Max Pacioretty wasn't on the ice for the Maple Leafs' morning skate. The veteran forward was listed with an upper-body injury before the skate began. He played 10:19 in Toronto's 7-3 win on Saturday over the Montreal Canadiens.

Pacioretty will be absent due to an upper-body injury that he sustained after taking a shot to the side of the head in Saturday's 7-3 comeback win against the Montreal Canadiens. He was however able to finish the game, logging 10:13 in ice time.

All season, the Maple Leafs have managed to keep the plane in the air minus a couple of main engines and iced-up wings.