Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out Saturday night's game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury.
TORONTO – Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat out Saturday night’s game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury.
Toronto head coach Craig Berube said the 27-year-old took a cross-check to his back late in Friday’s 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.‘Difficulty of the business’: Treliving addresses Keefe’s firingBerube replied “a little bit of both” when asked Saturday if the current issue is new or related to the star centre’s previous absence.
Berube said a decision on his best player’s availability for Monday’s home matinee against the Winnipeg Jets would be made Sunday.Luigi Mangione perp walk: Did it garner more support for suspected killer? Toronto forwards Ryan Reaves and Connor Dewar slotted into the lineup for the Leafs against the Islanders in place of Matthews and Pontus Holmberg.Viewed
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