Wozniewski returns to Leafs lineup

Andy Wozniewski will return to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup Saturday after an almost five-month absence.

Wozneiwski separated a shoulder that required surgery to mend back on Oct. 7 in the Leafs third game of the season against the Montreal Canadiens. Wozneiwski will replace injured Toronto defenceman Pavel Kubina, who fractured a finger while blocking a shot in the Leafs 3-2 shootout loss against the New York Islanders last Thursday.

Wozniewski, 26, recently spent a five-game conditioning stint with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and performed well.

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Wozniewski waits for an opportunity

Andy Wozniewski is playing the waiting game.

Having completed his five-game conditioning stint with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies, the young defenceman is back up with the Maple Leafs again, although there are no plans to put him in the lineup in the immediate future.

"We are going to push him hard," coach Paul Maurice said of Wozniewski, who underwent shoulder surgery in October.

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