Berube Reveals Something Surprising About Auston Matthews' Injury, Recovery Timeline for Leafs
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Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has revealed something surprising about Auston Matthews' injury and has revealed his timeline for recovery.
The injuries are continuing to pile up for the Toronto Maple Leafs with Scott Laughton returning to the injured reserve earlier today, Anthony Stolarz deemed day-to-day, and now Auston Matthews being sidelined for up to 1 week, according to head coach Craig Berube.
When Did the Injury Occur?
Matthews was forced out of their previous contest against the Boston Bruins when he was shaken up after a hit delivered by Nikita Zadorov. He departed for the locker room midway through the second period and was ruled out prior to the start of the third.
Interestingly enough, Berube confirmed on Thursday that the injury was not sustained from the hit laid by Zadorov, but he wouldn't divulge any further details, claiming it doesn't really matter at this stage.
How Long Matthews is Expected To Be Out For
What does matter is how long Matthews will be out of the lineup for and Berube believes it could be for a week, but there's always the chance that he could come back sooner, or that the issue could linger, depending on how he feels.
You know, I'm hoping a week maybe, but maybe sooner. We'll just see. That's kind of like one of those things. He could come in a couple days from now and feeling a lot better, and hopefully he's good to go, but we'll see.
Berube's quote was a bit ambiguous but he's not one to give out too many details. Based on Berube's timeline, Matthews will miss tonight's game against Los Angeles and Saturday's contest against Chicago, but could be in line for a return on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues.
As for the rest of the team, it's going to have to be all hands on deck for the next little bit as they have to go to work without 2 key centres. Matthew Knies, William Nylander, and John Tavares will be tasked to take on an even larger role, but they're certainly going to need help from the likes of Max Domi, Matias Maccelli, and Bobby McMann, among others.
The slumping Leafs will look to snap their 3-game losing streak tonight against the 8-5-4 Kings, who just took care of business on the road in Montreal by defeating the Canadiens 5-1 their last game out.
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