No Matthews at Leafs practice First drill: Marleau-Kadri-Marner Hyman-Nylander-Brown JvR-Bozak-Kapanen Komarov-Moore-Leivo Martin
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Here’s everything we know about Auston Matthews’ injury so far
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In case you missed the incident, Auston Matthews was involved in a collision last night with a combination of Adam Pelech and Cal Clutterbuck late in the third period.
Today, as expected, Matthews was not on the ice at practice.
The most interesting move here is a mix between Josh Leivo slotting into the lineup ahead of Matt Martin and William Nylander immediately hopping into a centre role, with Connor Brown taking his place on the wing. But wait? Kasperi Kapanen now alongside JVR and Bozak? What a new-look team.
Head coach Mike Babcock confirmed the injury as a shoulder injury…
Babcock confirms Matthews has shoulder injury and says he'll be out for "a bit" Mike said Leafs will know more tomorrow on Auston's status
But didn’t seem all that down about it.
Mike Babcock's message for Auston Matthews: "Put a smile on your face. You get healthier quicker when you’re smiling. He’s a passionate guy, he wants to play. I’m not very concerned about him, he’s fine. We were joking around in there a minute ago. He’ll be ready to go."
Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos chimed in with perhaps the most useful
We’ll keep you update as more information becomes available.
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