COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Joffrey Lupul will miss the Toronto Maple Leafs game at the Columbus Blue Jackets with a bone bruise in his foot. Coach Randy Carlyle called Lupuls status "questionable" after the winger missed the morning skate at Nationwide Arena the day after taking a shot to his right foot in practice but cast doubt on Lupul playing unless he had a "speedy recovery." Lupuls problem is more a weight-bearing one than being able to get his foot into his skate, according to Carlyle. Josh Leivo, recalled from the AHLs Toronto Marlies, replaced Lupul in the lineup Friday night. Carlyle expressed some displeasure Thursday about his players not wearing shot-blockers to protect their feet in practice. "(The message) was just about common sense, guys," he said. "You dont drive your car anymore without a seat belt. Its basically the same principle." Right-winger David Clarkson will make his Leafs debut after serving a 10-game suspension. "Its exciting to be back and a part of something," Clarkson said earlier Friday. "Ill know more after the game but its definitely exciting to be back and be back at it again and a part of the locker-room. Just the little things you miss not being around the guys." Carlyle and his staff cautioned Clarkson not to try to do too much in his Leafs debut. "Were not asking him to do anything other than just play a game, play a solid game," he said. "Be an up-and-down winger, bang and crash when he has the opportunity, go to the net. Its not going to be any different than what were going to ask him 10 games from now." Goaltender Jonathan Bernier gets the start. He went 2-1 with a 2.02 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in his career against the Blue Jackets while playing for the Los Angeles Kings. Toronto activated enforcer Frazer McLaren from injured reserve Friday after he missed the first 10 games with a broken right pinky finger. Blue Jackets tough guy Jared Boll missed the morning skate with a stomach illness, but he was in the lineup. Reigning Vezina Trophy-winner Sergei Bobrovsky will get the start in goal for Columbus. Calgary Flames Gear .J. -- Travis Zajac of the New Jersey Devils took a lot of grief considering his scored the first of his career-best three goals just 12 seconds into a crucial game against the Florida Panthers. Calgary Flames Pro Shop . -- LaMarcus Aldridge returned to the Trail Blazers lineup, happy to know that things didnt go awry without him. https://www.cheapflames.com/. -- Canadian freestyle skier Roz Groenewoud isnt letting surgery to both of her knees deter her expectations for the Sochi Olympics. Flames Jerseys China . -- Jake Paterson made 39 saves as the Saginaw Spirit halted the Guelph Storms seven-game win streak with a 6-3 victory on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action. Fake Flames Jerseys . Jagr had a goal and two assists, Andy Greene scored 43 seconds into overtime and Marek Zidlicky had two goals as the Devils rallied past the Washington Capitals 5-4 Saturday night.FRANKFURT, Germany -- Eintracht Frankfurt has signed Czech Republic striker Vaclav Kadlec from Sparta Prague. The Bundesliga side says Sunday the 21-year-old Kadlec has signed a four-year deal with the club. Both clubs agreed not to disclose the transfer fee. Frankfurt sports director Bruno Huebner tells the team website that the deal had been in place for "several weeks&quoot; and "were delighted to make everything official today on Sunday.ddddddddddddIn Kadlec, coach Armin Veh is getting the player he wanted." Kadlec joined Bohemians Prague as a five-year-old, before switching to city rival Sparta in 2008. He went on to score 39 goals in 146 games for the side. Kadlec has made two appearances for the Czech national team. ' ' '
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