Morgan Rielly was just starting to feel healthier after a first-half that saw him nagged by injury.



Now, the Maple Leafs defenceman will be out until March at the earliest after breaking his foot Sunday night in Florida. Shortly after they recalled Rasmus Sandin from the Marlies on Monday afternoon, the Leafs announced that their 25-year-old, No. 1 defenceman would be sidelined a minimum of eight weeks.



It’s a crippling blow for the Leafs and a season that has gone from bad to worse for Rielly, the longest-serving member of the team.



Recently, in conversations with The Athletic, Rielly revealed that he was playing through a previously undisclosed lower-body ailment for most, if not all, of the season. It was a “pretty significant amount of pain,” he explained, but after undergoing minor work of some kind over the Christmas break, Rielly explained that he was starting to feel more like himself.



And now, this.



The Leafs are...