Peca focused on return to the ice

Mike Peca says he'll be on skates within three weeks and ready to return to the lineup before the Toronto Maple Leafs end their 82-game schedule April 7.

The veteran centre said so Monday — 59 days after breaking his right leg in a violent collision with Jim Vandermeer during a Dec. 22 game in Chicago.

There were multiple breaks in his tibia, the large bone between the knee and the ankle, and a metal plate and eight screws were used to fix it. Doctors diagnosed a recovery period of from three to four months. Peca is ahead of schedule.

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