The Toronto Maple Leafs just got dealt some bad news as it appears
Auston Matthews may be missing tonight's game against the Washington Capitals.
David Alter of the Athletic shared some important news from Toronto Maple Leafs practice today, and it doesn't look good, as
Auston Matthews was absent from practice this morning.
This would be a terrible loss to the Leafs top scoring lines,
as they would be missing Mitch Marner who remains out with an ankle injury and
Auston Matthews, their two top-scoring players.
However, Mark Masters suggested that Matthews could be in the lineup tonight, given the way the lines were presented at practice if you consider Marner to be a placeholder for Matthews in the lineup tonight.
This alignment at Leafs morning skate suggests
Auston Matthews is likely to play
Mitch Marner, who is not playing, filling in on the top line
Elliotte Friedman has just revealed the reason Auston Matthews missed practice today.
Elliotte Friedman has shared on social media that Matthews is a game-time decision tonight with an illness, which should relieve some of the stress of Leaf fans that this likely won't be a long-term issue.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off one of their worst games of the season that saw
Head Coach Sheldon Keefe call out their top guys.
The Washington Capitals will be hungry tonight, as every game counts for them in order to make the playoffs.
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