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Maple Leafs place Hunwick on injured reserve

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TORONTO, ON - MARCH 5: Matt Hunwick #2 of the Toronto Maple Leafs grabs the puck against the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on March 5,2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Senators defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

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After surgery prematurely ended his 2015-16 season, Matt Hunwick is once again dealing with an injury.

The Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday placed the 31-year-old defenseman on injured reserve, per James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail.

Hunwick has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury.

In six games this season, Hunwick has just one assist, while his puck possession numbers are hovering just above 45 per cent in 83:11 of ice time at five-on-five.

With Hunwick out, the Maple Leafs would be down to seven defenseman.

Meanwhile, 23-year-old right shot blue liner Frank Corrado has yet to play a game this season. Instead, he’s been kept as a healthy scratch through all nine games.