Auston Matthews returns to ice, discusses mysterious injury for first time
Auston Matthews returns to ice, discusses mysterious injury for first time
Matthews skated on his own ahead of Leafs practice Saturday. It was his first time on the ice since Nov. 10.
Auston Matthews stood looking relaxed in a place he hasn’t been seen much lately: At the front of the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility locker room.
“From where I was at up to now, I feel night and day, a lot better,” Matthews told reporters. An injury has kept him out of the Leafs lineup since a Nov. 3 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild. The Leafs are only calling the injury “upper body.”
“Everything’s moving in a positive direction,” Matthews said.
Matthews skated on his own ahead of Leafs practice Saturday. It was his first time on the ice since Nov. 10. Matthews said he and the team will monitor his injury before returning.