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TORONTO -- Already missing David Clarkson, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to get through at least the next two weeks without Nikolai Kulemin, as well. Kulemin is out with a bone chip in his ankle suffered when he blocked a shot in practice Friday. "Its just a small bone broken in the ankle," coach Randy Carlyle said. "To say its not a significant injury would be incorrect. Its one of those things." The 27-year-old right-winger could have played on the injured ankle for a month because it wasnt a displaced fracture, Carlyle said, but the team and doctors decided not to talk that chance. Kulemin is wearing a walking boot to immobilize the ankle. The Leafs called up Spencer Abbott from the AHLs Toronto Marlies to take Kulemins spot alongside Joffrey Lupul and Nazem Kadri beginning with Saturday nights home opener against the Ottawa Senators. "He had a strong training camp for us and when he went back to the Marlies in the two exhibition games, from their coaching staffs advice, he was clearly the best player on the ice," Carlyle said. "So in our minds, thats what we asked for: Who was the best player in the situation when we lost Kulemin and we need a player thats going to come in and play higher in our lineup than what we have here, so weve done that." A couple of weeks ago it looked like the Leafs wouldnt have any shortage of options. Clarkson was slated to play big minutes on the right side, but the free-agent acquisition wont be available to play until Oct. 25 at the Columbus Blue Jackets after being suspended for the first 10 regular-season games for leaving the bench to enter an altercation in the pre-season. Toronto traded Joe Colborne, who would have likely been the top option to replace Kulemin, to the Calgary Flames for a fourth-round pick. The cap-strapped Leafs would have had to put the 23-year-old through waivers and risk losing him for nothing if they kept him around but he did not remain on the NHL roster. But those moves put the team in even more of a bind with Kulemin shelved. His spot on the penalty kill will have to be filled by committee, with Carlyle mentioning James van Riemsdyk, Dave Bolland, Mason Raymond, Carter Ashton, Troy Bodie and even Tyler Bozak as options. "Were going to need other people to step up and fill those minutes because as far as our first penalty-killing (forward) pair it was Kulemin and (Jay) McClement, so now we have to have somebody else step into that role," the Leafs coach said. Kulemin had two assists in the Leafs first two games of the season. Black Air Max 2018 Outlet . They named Mark Washington as their defensive co-ordinator on Thursday and appear to be closing in on an offensive co-ordinator. Cheap Air Max 2018 . 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As TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie reported on Wednesday, the process of getting Pronger into the office required his status as an active NHLer being addressed. Pronger - who has not played an NHL game since the 2011-12 season - remains on Philadelphias long-term injured reserve. He has not formally retired. Since Pronger was over the age of 35 when he signed his last contract with the Flyers - which is worth an average annual value of $4.9 million through the end of the 2016-17 season - his annual average would go against the Flyers salary cap obligations. This situation has been avoided over the past two-plus seasons by virtue of the injured reserve. NHLPA spokesperson Jonathan Weatherdon told McKenzie on Wednesday that the league contacted the NHLPA about this matter yesterday and our discussions with them are ongoing. We are working to get this matter resolved in a timely manner. NHL Commisioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday he had no problem wiith Pronger working with the Department of Player Safety despite his ties to the Flyers.dddddddddddd The official reason Pronger has remained on the injured reserve is post-concussion syndrome, though the big defenceman also underwent knee surgery in Nov. of 2011. That surgery came nine days after what currently stands as Prongers final NHL game: Nov. 19, 2011 in Winnipeg against the Jets. One of the dominant blueliners of his era, Pronger has scored 157 goals and 541 assists in 1,167 career NHL games with the Flyers, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers. He won a Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007 and his individual accolades include a Hart Trophy as the NHLs Most Valuable Player and the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the leagues top defenceman while with the Blues in 2000. He has represented Canada on numerous occasions internationally, winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games and another at the 2010 Vancouver Games. He also won World Junior gold in 1993 and a World Championship gold in 1997. ' ' '