Joffrey Lupul's lower-body injury appears serious enough to keep him out of the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup for at least a couple weeks.

Toronto placed Lupul on injured reserve Thursday after he left Wednesday's game on crutches. The oft-injured veteran forward missed most of November with a broken hand and lost 61 man-games due to injury over his previous three seasons with the Maple Leafs.

Peter Holland is also not travelling with the team due to an upper-body injury.

Greg McKegg was recalled from the AHL's Toronto Marlies to take Lupul's roster spot. McKegg made his NHL debut last season, appearing in one game.