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Injury Report: Matthews to miss first 3 games of the season

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I actually take this as good news, he's seemed to be progressing, they're being smart about this.

Other guys gotta step up in the meantime.
 
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123offtheglass said:
I actually take this as good news, he's seemed to be progressing, they're being smart about this.

Other guys gotta step up in the meantime.
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Why would you say that’s good news? I mean it isn’t overly concerning, but good seems ridiculous. Hopefully it’s 5 games I’ll be ecstatic, is that how it works?
 
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LEAFANFORLIFE23 said:
There was ZERO need for this injury to bleed into the season but a stupid decision to wait until the last minute to get the surgery now leaves the team weaker
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Or they tried rehabbing without surgery, and realized that wouldn't work as well as the surgery.

I have no issues with exhausting all non-invasive procedures first.
 
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The good thing is the first 3 games should all be very winnable without him, curious to see if Engvall or anyone else takes advantage and gets some top line ice time and powerplay duties
 
DuncanMacpherson said:
They didn’t have to waive Brooks so soon they should have waited until Matthews is back from the injury
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I believe they thought they could back door Brooks easier with so many league waives coming at the same time. The Habs probably figured they could hit 2 birds with 1 stone by filling their need and hurting a rival a tiny bit with their depth.
 
kb said:
Or they tried rehabbing without surgery, and realized that wouldn't work as well as the surgery.

I have no issues with exhausting all non-invasive procedures first.
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When it causes the franchise player to miss games he didn't need you should
 
Damn, he starts hot too most years. Going to have to come back hopefully injury-free and playing like himself to be able to make up the games lost if he wants to repeat as the Rocket Winner
 
hamzarocks said:
Damn, he starts hot too most years. Going to have to come back hopefully injury-free and playing like himself to be able to make up the games lost if he wants to repeat as the Rocket Winner
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Watch him drop 4 goals against the SJS.
 
DarkKnight said:
Why would you say that’s good news? I mean it isn’t overly concerning, but good seems ridiculous. Hopefully it’s 5 games I’ll be ecstatic, is that how it works?
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No not at all my thought process hahaha He's been questionable for game 1 coming off a pretty serious surgery. Biggest mistake when it comes to sports injuries in my mind is guys coming back before they ideally should; it's an easy mistake when there's naturally pressure on the player to play, a lot of that from themselves. Don't think there's been any update of a sudden setback, just that he's not quite ready yet (always sounded like he'd be cutting it close); that's a hard call to make but likely the right one. Not sure the guy has even taken a one-timer yet in practice (he definitely hasn't ripped pucks like he's know for yet); coming back too soon could be a huge mistake if he reinjures it or causes the problem to linger on.

Leafs have 3 games in their first 4 days, 5 games in their first 10 days... that's a significant difference.
 
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