Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube says Auston Matthews 'will be fine in the coming days' after his captain missed Wednesday's practice with an upper-body ailment. Mark Masters has more.
Matthews left Tuesday's practice midway through with what Berube called an upper-body issue. "I'm sure he'll be fine in the coming days," assured top-line winger Mitch Marner. "It's bumps and bruises," said TSN Hockey insider Chris Johnston."At least that's how it's been described to me at this point, and certainly there doesn't seem to be concern that this could develop into a longer-term issue.
"I am comfortable in the face-off circle," he said."It's nothing that I'm not afraid of doing, but obviously we've got some pretty depth centres. If they do go down, I could fill in."Wednesday marked the first time during Leafs training camp that all the NHL regulars practised together. "Pretty good," he said."I feel strong, but I feel I can play better with the puck ... And, for me, I need more physicality in the game.""Versatile guy," the coach added."Wing, centre, good penalty killer. I like that he hangs onto the pucks. He's strong on the puck. Lower centre of gravity, you know, he's strong on the puck. He can hang onto the pucks in the offensive zone, and he's responsible defensively.
Sundin thinks Matthews can one day challenge the all-time NHL goals record whether it's held by Wayne Gretzky or "We got it done a couple days after," the 28-year-old forward said."A couple artists came over and did close to half the team ... But I got two legs for a reason, right? So hopefully we can get one on the other side here soon too."
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