Pavel Kubina News

Pavel Kubina is disappointed that he's been sidelined with a knee injury but he also knows it could have been worse. ``The good news is there is no surgery,'' the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman said Wednesday, a day after getting the diagnosis. ``I'll work hard to come back as soon as possible.'' He'll be out at least four weeks, but it really depends on how the 29-year-old Czech native responds ...

It wasn't immediately clear Tuesday just how long defenceman Pavel Kubina of the Toronto Maple Leafs would be out after injuring his left knee in Monday night's game against Florida. The Leafs said he was scheduled for more tests Tuesday night. One report Tuesday said Kubina had a sprained MCL. A Leafs source said it was at least a sprain, if not worse, and that more tests were needed to ...

Pavel Kubina will sit out Toronto's season-opener against Ottawa on Wednesday after the NHL suspended the Maple Leafs defenceman one game for his cross-check on Detroit Red Wings forward Juri Hudler. Kubina was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct at 18:03 of the first period in Sunday's pre-season finale at the Air Canada Centre.