Leafs Captain Auston Matthews Shares Update on Injured Goaltender Anthony Stolarz

The Leafs did not skate on Thursday before heading South for the weekend. Instead, a handful of players and head coach Craig Berube met with the media as they have done throughout the playoffs. Of course, the big topic of discussion was about the health of Anthony Stolarz after he left Game 1 with a suspected concussion.

When Berube was asked about the 31-year-old, he only said that Stolarz would not be travelling to Florida with the team for Game 3 and couldn't provide an update beyond that at the time.

Although Berube had not seen Stolarz at the rink when he spoke with the media, Matthews had seen the goaltender and was able to provide Leafs Nation with a bit of a positive update.

Despite staying behind for Game 3, and potentially Game 4, the update from Matthews should be taken as progress in his recovery for the Stanley Cup Champion, just days after Berube admitted that he was unsure of Stolarz's availability the rest of the series.

While the Leafs won't publicly say that Stolarz has a concussion, TSN's Chris Johnston pointed out in his piece for The Athletic that the return-to-play progression for players with head injuries lasts for a minimum of seven days, meaning Stolarz would not be able to return to the lineup before Wednesday's Game 5 if it is indeed a concussion that he's been dealing with.