Confirmed with Link: Matthews to miss all star game. Dealing with a minor wrist injury

[BoredBrandonPridham]

He’s still in game condition just could be better. I’m all for it and not concerned one bit.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Here's a thought and just throwing this out there. He is faking to get out of the all star weekend. Players have been doing this for years and if you look at his last couple goals you can clearly see there is nothing wrong with his wrist and if there was, he wouldnt be able to shoot like that.

If you dont want to go to the allstar game, fake an injury. Just ask Crosby. He has been faking injury for years.

It's not a completely fake injury. He's shown up at events with a wrist brace. It's likely just a minor thing that could do with some extra rest.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Besides the news that Matthews won't be playing and this isn't the biggest deal, did anyone wonder why someone like William Nylander was not asked to replace him? The NHL when possible likes to replace a player with someone else from that same team, so unless he said no why wasn't Nylander selected and Brady Tkachuk is his replacement?

Tkachuk is a very good player who doesn't get enough love, so don't mind the choice. The reaction to Nylander going among a certain part of the Leafs fan base would have been hilarious though.

 

[Funk21]

Here is an idea. Hold it the same weekend or a week before as the NHL awards. At the end of the season. Nobody has to worry about mid season injuries or not going. Have it in a place like Hawai’i so players want to go and take their families. Put a few million for the winner and have all 31 teams share in the revenue. Pretty sure you won’t have any issues.

 

[KuleminFan41]

Here is an idea. Hold it the same weekend or a week before as the NHL awards. At the end of the season. Nobody has to worry about mid season injuries or not going. Have it in a place like Hawai’i so players want to go and take their families. Put a few million for the winner and have all 31 teams share in the revenue. Pretty sure you won’t have any issues.

It's better mid season because its a break for majority of the players who don't go. It lets them rest up for about a week so they can get ready for the second half of the season. It serves more of a purpose than to just promote the game and I'm not sure how many players would want to lace up their skates after a long playoff break just to play an All-Star game . A lot of those players are on Holidays by the time the NHL awards come around, plenty of players leave the country for vacations but , mostly Europeans go back to their homeland . To have them come all back to the US just for a couple of days , then go back seems like a waste of time for them. Besides, its hardly a competitive game by any means, its more a less a glorified game of shinny, so the worries about injuries is greatly exaggerated . Especially when you have a lot of NHL'ers playing in the World Championships every May too.

 

[TDotMassive]

**** the All-Star game. **** became a waste of time when instead of Allstars, they just took 1 player from each team. Pathetic.

Better to rest up and come back stronger.

Participation culture ruining pro sports

 

[TDotMassive]

Here is an idea. Hold it the same weekend or a week before as the NHL awards. At the end of the season. Nobody has to worry about mid season injuries or not going. Have it in a place like Hawai’i so players want to go and take their families. Put a few million for the winner and have all 31 teams share in the revenue. Pretty sure you won’t have any issues.

Decent idea actually

 

[Zizzzzy]

Besides the news that Matthews won't be playing and this isn't the biggest deal, did anyone wonder why someone like William Nylander was not asked to replace him? The NHL when possible likes to replace a player with someone else from that same team, so unless he said no why wasn't Nylander selected and Brady Tkachuk is his replacement?

Probably did not choose another Leaf to replace him because we already had extra representation going by means of Marner winning the fan vote.

 

[18leafsfan18]

I have to ask, What does everybody have against the All Star Game ?

From reports it awesome for people who actually attend the game and festival.

The skills comp and game is mostly just fun and the guys seem to have a good time.

I enjoy watching it knowing it is all just for fun.

 

[Confucius]

I thought the allstar game wasn't that demanding physically. Go out and skate around to remain loose. I would think one practice would be twice as hard on the body than the allstar game.

 

[aingefan]

Andy should take the week off to rest his ‘x’ injury, too.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Probably did not choose another Leaf to replace him because we already had extra representation going by means of Marner winning the fan vote.

In 2018 when Tampa Bay hosted the All Star Game they already had Stamkos, Hedman and Vasilevskiy represnting them. However when Hedman got hurt he was replaced by Brayden Point. So I don't think Marner winning the last man in vote would have mattered, unless Nylander or Tavares were asked and they said no.

 

[Spargon]

Participation culture ruining pro sports

Soon every player will be the MVP

 

[Al14]

Does this wrist injury explain why his wrist shot wasn't all that good the last few games?

 

[Al14]

Andy should take the week off to rest his ‘x’ injury, too.

He should go about getting his eyes tested and acquire contact lenses so he can see, and stop, the damned puck!

 

[francis246]

This is one of those injuries you report to get out of the game for rest. I’m sure he’s fine. He’s been scoring at Will, so his wrist can’t be that bad

 

[DueDiligence]

Besides the news that Matthews won't be playing and this isn't the biggest deal, did anyone wonder why someone like William Nylander was not asked to replace him? The NHL when possible likes to replace a player with someone else from that same team, so unless he said no why wasn't Nylander selected and Brady Tkachuk is his replacement?

Being that the game is in St Louis where Keith Tkachuk is a legend and having both his boys in the game is a great story ( The boys were raised in St Louis) Bottom line is that Brady has a lot more cache than Willy in this particular game.

 

[Stamkos4life]

Just get rid of the ASG. Players dont even want to go.

In the past it seemed like an honour and players wanted to be chosen.

Bring back the Olympics

 

[Subway Schenn]

Of course his wrist is injured! No wonder he hasn't been able to shoot lately.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Tkachuk is a very good player who doesn't get enough love, so don't mind the choice. The reaction to Nylander going among a certain part of the Leafs fan base would have been hilarious though.

It's outrageous that he'll be embarrassing the Leafs with his lazy play at the all-star game.

 

[Menzinger]

Its absolutely crazy he has been scoring like this with a wrist thats not 100%

Hes 2nd only to Ovie as the league's best goalscorer.

 

[Leafs87]

This is what Andersen should have done

 

[Zizzzzy]

In 2018 when Tampa Bay hosted the All Star Game they already had Stamkos, Hedman and Vasilevskiy represnting them. However when Hedman got hurt he was replaced by Brayden Point. So I don't think Marner winning the last man in vote would have mattered, unless Nylander or Tavares were asked and they said no.

If it was hosted in Toronto, they may have asked another Leaf.

 

[CDN24]

If it was hosted in Toronto, they may have asked another Leaf.

Or Matthews may have played.

 

[18leafsfan18]

Just get rid of the ASG. Players dont even want to go.

In the past it seemed like an honour and players wanted to be chosen.

Bring back the Olympics

Are the ASG and Olympics tied together that way ?

(It's 1 or the other)