What's wrong with Auston Matthews?
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Guru Tugginmypuddah
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One damn thing after another.
I really don't get decisions like these. If he's not good enough to play tonight you absolutely just sit him Monday too so he's off through at least the whole Christmas break. That's a no brainer.
(I fully except him to miss multiple games considering the teams definition of day to day at this point)
I think it is time we leave "Hans Christian" Berube quotes on Leafs medical forecasts / timelines to the young Leafs fans.
It is getting pretty stupid now.
Facts we know:
it is a chronic injury they are trying to 'manage' - corroborated by their own comments
It is susceptible to reinjury - as evidenced by his maintenance days and recent cross check that they corroborated
It is compromising his performance - he's a fraction of his former self - we see that with our own eyes and sprinkled throughout nearly all his stats
If there was an in season medical solution, reason tells us they would have done it already.
There is no lipstick for this pig. It is ugly no matter how you look at it.
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Arn
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If it’s a surgery that requires a couple of months rehab I’d honestly rather he had it now and maybe got back a few weeks before the playoffs.
The fact they’re putting it off might even suggest he wouldn’t be back by then and would need the equivalent of an off season to recuperate/it could end his season completely.
Which ever way you try and skin it, seemingly it’s not good.
The fact they’re putting it off might even suggest he wouldn’t be back by then and would need the equivalent of an off season to recuperate/it could end his season completely.
Which ever way you try and skin it, seemingly it’s not good.
Toronto's "no concerns about hidden issues or any mystery surrounding other injuries" t shirt has a lot of people asking questions already answered by the shirt.
It is not impossible but it is hard to reconcile that with "I'm not a doctor" stated by Berube just a couple of days ago.
Matthews has had this injury for a long time. Hard to figure how something changed in the last couple of days to give them such confidence.
Happy to buy this tshirt if you are selling them.
Elliotte Friedman starts discussing Matthews injury at 13:45 or so for 4-5 mins
He says this
He says that he hasn't detected any panic with the Leafs on the injury.
Those discussing this seem collectively suspicious it is a back injury.
They fear increased targeting of the injury as the games get more important
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He says that he hasn't detected any panic with the Leafs on the injury.
Those discussing this seem collectively suspicious it is a back injury.
They fear increased targeting of the injury as the games get more important
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dappleganger
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If you're trying to win a Stanley Cup, and the Leafs are in your way, why not just cross check Matthews in the ribs? It's not a penalty. 
Tomas Holmstrom used to get a lot of cross checks standing in front of the net
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I wonder if they'll add padding like that to help protect Matthews
(they've probably improved on it)
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Tomas Holmström used the same shoulder pads from 1991 to the day he retired.. with a slight modification to protect his lower back from cross-checks. 😮
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(they've probably improved on it)
Zee
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Honestly the only thing that matters is playoff success. At this point just put Matthews on LTIR, reevaluate in 6-8 weeks. If he comes back mid March there about a dozen games to play before playoffs start, just enough to get him up to speed and ready for the grind. If he can't be healthy with that much time off then he needs surgery.