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

[IPS]

aug 13th to the 4th game of the regular season, 4 days short of 10 mweeks, my bad....

I guess yeah. I would have called it 9 weeks but either way going 3 weeks over on a 6 week minimum (key word minimum) recovery time isn't out of the ordinary at all.

Atleast it looks like he can shoot pucks decently in practice.

 

[Stephen]

The fact that he's taking this week off and will be targeting a Monday return is reassuring. It's not like our next game next week is into Wednesday and he needs the additional week.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Probably biggest issue will be how comfortable he feels taking draws.

 

[Papi 4 Hart]

Because there was ZERO need for this injury to bleed into the season they could have easily gotten him the surgery sooner

How do you know that. What if he hurt it in training?

 

[Arthur Morgan]

I get the a feeling the surgery didnt really actually help and we will be seeing alot of this moving forward this season. but he still puts in 30 at a min

 

[Mess]

The fact that he's taking this week off and will be targeting a Monday return is reassuring. It's not like our next game next week is into Wednesday and he needs the additional week.

The fact we play Montreal, Ottawa, Ottawa has to also play a part in this decision as would short term IR where it requires you to miss 3 games to use it.

 

[killer1980]

No doubt about the fact that Matthews is brittle. He needs those wrists to fire his shots. This is the 3rd time he has missed multiple games. Big trouble for the Leafs and maybe a career.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

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?

Ya, I don't think you can take the only 3-day game statement to the bank just yet.

 

[Confucius]

Ya, I don't think you can take the only 3-day game statement to the bank just yet.

Auston Taylour Mathews, he is the bank. Are we sure one of his parents isn't Canadian, Taylour? Why arent we calling him ATM?

 

[mikeo1]

I get allowing the injury to heal, using surgery as a last option but the situation seems poorly managed to me.
They should have planned the timing of it all better so he would be available for game 1.

The body doesn’t heal according to the NHL schedule and no doctor is going to make recommendations that sacrifice a players long term health to get them ready for day 1 of the NHL season.

 

[Menzinger]

The body doesn’t heal according to the NHL schedule and no doctor is going to make recommendations that sacrifice a players long term health to get them ready for day 1 of the NHL season.

The offseason for him also didn't start until June. 10-12 weeks for physical therapy eats up a lot of time too.

 

[Raging Bull]

 

[LeafSteel]

Seems like his condition is contagious because Marner has missed 2 games already….

 

[Jojalu]

No doubt about the fact that Matthews is brittle. He needs those wrists to fire his shots. This is the 3rd time he has missed multiple games. Big trouble for the Leafs and maybe a career.[/QUO

He has missed 34 games in 5 years. Hardly brittle.

 

[saffronleaf]

Matthews please come back

 

[3blizzard4]

Matthews please come back

we need him. This way we can pretend Marner is earning his $$$.

 

[Maple Leaf]

He is the passion that unites us all

 

[Stephen]

The first 2 weeks of a season are usually such a goal scoring festival with Auston Matthews at the center of everything. Things are so quiet around the team without him.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Looking pretty promising today at practice, he’s back in a normal jersey.

 

[zeke]

Looking pretty promising today at practice, he’s back in a normal jersey.

Nice.

 

[Oscar Peterson]

Looking pretty promising today at practice, he’s back in a normal jersey.

Great news

 

[Burnie97]

Let's f***ing go Papi... guess I'm changing my who scores prediction now for tomorrow's game.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Time to come back and save Marner.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

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