7:39 AM - Nathan Horton (Tor) (back) failed his physical -- as expected -- for the Leafs on Thursday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.

6:22 PM - Nathan Horton (Tor) (back) remains on the Leafs' payroll, but his $5.3 million salary (through 2019-2020) does not count against the team's salary cap.

2:15 PM - Nathan Horton (Tor) (back) has been placed on injured reserve by the Maple Leafs, according to the NHL Media site.

7:12 AM - Nathan Horton (Tor) (back) failed his physical and will not be included on the Maple Leafs' training camp roster, Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star reports.

8:03 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Jackets right wing Nathan Horton is out indefinitely with a back injury that he has been dealing with all summer according to the Columbus Dispatch.

10:33 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Dispatch reporter Aaron Portzline seems optimistic about Nathan Horton being ready for Blue Jackets training camp.

8:23 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton has undergone abdominal surgery.

8:37 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (lower body) didn't travel with the Blue Jackets to Dallas.

6:04 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton's attempt to return from a lower body injury on Tuesday wasn't successful.

10:59 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (lower body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

9:57 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (lower body) will not return on Friday.

10:35 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

8:16 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton will sit out Tuesday's home game versus Colorado because of a lower-body injury.

11:27 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton was moved down the depth chart as he was placed on a line with Artem Anisimov and Nick Foligno on Saturday.

5:25 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton had an assist in Columbus' 3-1 loss on Tuesday.

6:31 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton potted two assists during the Jackets' 4-1 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday night.

3:41 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton has not found the back of the net in his last 14 games.

2:44 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Olympic break has been good for Nathan Horton.

4:50 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton scored a goal in the Blue Jackets' 5-3 win on Tuesday.

4:25 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton scored his 200th career goal in Monday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.

4:13 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton is dealing with conditioning issues after missing the first half of the 2013-14 campaign.

5:31 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton picked up his first assist with the Blue Jackets on Monday.

11:19 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton scored a power-play goal in Columbus' 2-0 win against Phoenix Thursday night.

6:36 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) will be in the Columbus Blue Jackets' lineup on Thursday.

4:19 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) will probably make his Columbus Blue Jackets debut on Thursday.

4:27 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) took some contact during Monday's practice.

6:31 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) is on track to make his Columbus debut sometime in early January.

1:48 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) was allowed to partake in some contact drills in practice on Friday.

12:18 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) isn't expected to return before the NHL's Christmas break.

1:48 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) is looking to start contact drills in a couple of weeks.

8:54 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) months after getting shoulder surgery, Nathan Horton practiced with his new Columbus Blue Jackets teammates for the first time on Sunday.

1:39 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) isn't close to being ready and there's still no timetable for his return.

12:21 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) skated on Wednesday for the first time since the summer.

9:15 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton (shoulder) is still on track to make his season debut in December or January.

5:37 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Columbus Blue Jackets are reluctant to provide a timetable for Nathan Horton's (shoulder surgery) return.

6:53 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton is "doing very well" in his recovery from shoulder surgery.

2:09 PM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton's shoulder surgery was a success.

8:23 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton will undergo shoulder surgery next week.

4:04 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Todd Richards thinks that Nathan Horton and Marian Gaborik will not be together on the same line once Horton returns from shoulder surgery in December.

5:35 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Nathan Horton was the Blue Jackets' top priority this season.

5:04 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton is thankful for the time he spent with the Bruins.

9:11 AM - Nathan Horton (CBJ) Horton will undergo shoulder surgery in the summer and will be lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets until December.

5:10 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) he visited with the club on Wednesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets are expected to prepare a contract offer for free agent forward Nathan Horton when free agency opens on Friday.

2:39 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton visited with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, sources told Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch.

9:50 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton plans to become an unrestricted free agent on July 5.

8:56 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton isn't likely to re-sign with the Boston Bruins.

4:52 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton is looking for a contract with a term of five or six years that pays $6 million per season, a source with knowledge of the talks told CSN New England's Joe Haggerty.

4:51 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) general manager Peter Chiarelli wants to keep Nathan Horton in Boston.

8:59 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton's dislocated shoulder will probably require surgery.

3:26 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton said he was playing with a dislocated shoulder.

5:37 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton broke down the Stanley Cup Finals fairly simply after the Chicago Blackhawks took a 3-2 series lead.

2:06 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Game 2's almost-certain return was in question, but Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton didn't think he'd sit out all of the remaining 2013 Stanley Cup Final games.

10:14 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Bruins forward Nathan Horton was adamant about his chances of playing in Game 2 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final.

5:16 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton's status for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final Saturday night is still unclear.

12:48 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton (undisclosed) took part in Friday's practice.

7:31 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton is dealing with a chronic shoulder dislocation, a source with direct knowledge of the situation tells WEEI radio.

12:17 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Claude Julien said Nathan Horton is considered day-to-day.

11:27 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Darren Dreger has reported that he is hearing that Nathan Horton's undisclosed injury is not serious.

9:11 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) coach Claude Julien didn't have an update on Nathan Horton after he left Game 1 during the first overtime period.

7:32 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton headed to the dressing room during overtime of Game 1 with an undisclosed injury.

6:01 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) UFA Nathan Horton said he wants to stay with the Boston Bruins, but he isn't thinking about his future with the team right now.

5:41 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton is making it tough for the Boston Bruins to consider letting him walk as an unrestricted free agent this summer.

5:11 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) top-six forward group has outperformed Pittsburgh's after two games of the Eastern Conference Finals.

3:41 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton generated a goal and an assist in Boston's blowout 6-1 victory over Pittsburgh Monday night.

4:54 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton has 14 goals and 32 points in 34 career postseason contests.

11:16 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) he isn't leading the 2013 postseason in scoring like David Krejci, Nathan Horton is putting together the kind of playoff run that could make him a lot of money ... even if it's not with the Boston Bruins.

5:01 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton has been superb so far in the playoffs.

4:48 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton's third-period goal triggered the Bruins' improbable rally over the Leafs.

5:46 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) David Krejci credited Nathan Horton with taking a hit to make a play on his overtime winner in Game 4 Wednesday night.

2:41 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton has scored in three straight games against Toronto heading into Game 4 Wednesday night.

6:23 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton had the game-winning goal and an assist in Monday night's 5-2 Game 4 win.

6:22 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton scored a goal in Boston's 4-2 defeat Saturday night.

6:49 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton may have benefited from his five-game layoff due to what was believed to be a wrist injury.

8:19 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton is being listed as a game-time decision for Game 1 on Wednesday night, but it appears to be a safe bet that he'll play.

11:12 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton (upper body) practiced Tuesday and says he's ready to play in Wednesday's Game 1.

4:28 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton is expected to return in the playoffs from his upper-body injury, but GM Peter Chiarelli wouldn't say if the Bruins winger would be ready for Game 1 Wednesday night.

6:00 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton (upper body) missed his fifth straight game Sunday night.

6:09 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton (upper body) did not accompany his teammates to Washington.

11:40 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton's upper body injury is believed to be related to his hand or wrist.

4:50 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton (upper body) missed his third straight game Thursday night.

8:19 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton (upper body) won't play Thursday night.

9:24 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton's undisclosed injury is related to his upper body.

2:11 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) coach Claude Julien hasn't updated Nathan Horton's (undisclosed) condition yet, but there should be one in the near future.

9:39 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton will not return to the Boston Bruins' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

4:21 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton had a goal and an assist on Sunday.

5:51 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton has scored in back-to-back contests.

11:41 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton scored Boston's lone goal in a 3-1 loss Saturday.

5:34 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton has one goal in his last 10 contests.

7:37 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton recorded his fifth and sixth goals of the season Thursday as the Bruins dropped Tampa Bay by a score of 4-2.

5:41 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton got his first goal in his last five games Tuesday during the club's 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers.

5:20 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) coach Claude Julien seems willing to continue to play Nathan Horton on Boston's second line.

5:38 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) into the 2013 campaign there were some questions how the line of Nathan Horton, David Krejci and Milan Lucic would do.

6:15 PM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton's third period goal was a key factor in the Bruins 2-1 shootout win over New Jersey Tuesday.

5:25 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton potted his first goal of the season in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.

6:00 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton got his first bit of game action and he initiated some contact during Boston's Tuesday night scrimmage.

5:24 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton on Thursday skated full speed with his teammates for the first time since suffering a concussion in January of 2012.

8:25 AM - Nathan Horton (Bos) Horton doesn't think the concussion he sustained in Jan. 2011 is a factor anymore.