In fact, of all those having tested positive leaguewide, we know just one name: Auston Matthews. That?s thanks to a Toronto Sun report last month which revealed his results, something the Leafs star had declined to comment on until camp opened Monday in Toronto.
Those close to the 22-year-old said that he had been disappointed and frustrated by the fact he was ?outed? as a confirmed case against his will, even as the identities of every other infected NHL player have, to date, been protected. Many media outlets, including The Athletic, have declined to identify players against their will, even as cases have multiplied rapidly across the sporting world.
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When the initial report about Matthews came out last month, some player agents were outraged that his privacy had been violated. He wasn?t even with his team, they said, and the test result wasn?t going to impact his ability to play. (Matthews? agent, Judd Moldaver, declined to comment for this story.)
?That was totally out of line,? said one high profile agent, who declined to be identified.
