Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews out three weeks with knee sprain via sunhornby
Matthews, who hurt the knee at some point during Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers, will miss three home games: Friday versus Ottawa, Sunday against Washington and the team’s last pre-break game, when Boston is in town Wednesday. The Leafs then play just three times up to Feb. 18.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“I’m not certain specifically, if it was one incident,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said.
“Those are big shoes to fill,” Marner said of Matthews. “But we have a lot of skill and talent in our lineup. They can’t necessarily , but can do a very good job. Just make sure everyone steps up.”“It shows our depth and that guys in various ways. Not to the way Auston impacts the game. But just what they bring to the table and how that plays into our identity. That will be tested again.
The injury also means Matthews will be unable to join Marner at the all-star game in Sunrise, Fla., but before anyone in Toronto could mount a campaign for Nylander to go in his stead, the NHL announced Aleksander Barkov of the host Panthers would be Matthew’s replacement. Without delving into the Senators’ various problems the past two seasons, the Leafs think Murray has benefitted just from being a winning team again as he was in Pittsburgh when he broke in.
“Winning cures a lot of things,” Keefe added. “In terms emotions of the game, of your mood of coming to the rink every day.
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