Surgery on the Table for Auston Matthews as Injuries Pile Up
After plenty of speculation that Auston Matthews was playing inured in the post season, we now have confirmation that he was. And, further news should be worrisome for fans.
According to TSN Insider Chris Johnston, he knows for sure Matthews was playing injured in the playoffs, and the star forward may need another surgical procedure over the summer.
Matthews had a good showing in the first round against Tampa Bay, but dropped off the map completely during the series against Florida. There's no word on whether the possible surgery would be on his wrist. Matthews has already had a procedure done there, and admitted during the regular season that it had impacted his performance, although he told reporters at the time that he was feeling much better and would be 100 percent for the playoffs. Who knows what happened between then and round 2. That said, another procedure on the same wrist is a cause for concern. Matthews has also dealt with some shoulder issues over the past few seasons.
| POLL | ||
MAI 18 | 150 ANSWERS Surgery on the Table for Auston Matthews as Injuries Pile Up Do you believe an injury impacted Matthews' post season performance? | ||
| Yes, he clearly wasn't himself | 61 | 40.7 % |
| No, he was just shut down by the Panthers | 58 | 38.7 % |
| Not sure | 31 | 20.7 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||