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.
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No Matthews at Leafs practice 
First drill: 
Marleau-Kadri-Marner Hyman-Nylander-Brown JvR-Bozak-Kapanen Komarov-Moore-Leivo Martin
&mdash; Mark Masters (@markhmasters) <a href="https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/967081447948537856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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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&#8230;
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Babcock confirms Matthews has shoulder injury and says he&#39;ll be out for &quot;a bit&quot;
Mike said Leafs will know more tomorrow on Auston&#39;s status
&mdash; Mark Masters (@markhmasters) <a href="https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/967097053208809474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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But didn&#8217;t seem all that down about it.
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Mike Babcock&#39;s message for Auston Matthews: &quot;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.&quot;
&mdash; Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/967099989267832832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Sportsnet&#8217;s Nick Kypreos chimed in with perhaps the most useful
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Indications last night were Auston Matthews shoulder injury wasn’t serious pending the MRI to confirm. Some talk compared his injury to the one Mitch Marner suffered last season vs CBJ that cost him 5 games. <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nhl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MapleLeafs</a>
&mdash; Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKyper/status/967107207266410496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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We&#8217;ll keep you update as more information becomes available.

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.

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/967081447948537856

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...

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/967097053208809474

But didn't seem all that down about it.

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/967099989267832832

Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos chimed in with perhaps the most useful

https://twitter.com/RealKyper/status/967107207266410496

We'll keep you update as more information becomes available.

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