Center missed 6 games after reaggravating ailment that kept him out 9 in November
- TORONTO — Auston Matthews will return from an upper-body injury for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNP, NESN).matthews to retunrn from upper
matthews to retunrn from upper body injury for Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews participated in a full practice with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday but missed his ninth straight game when they played the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
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The center and Toronto captain has been out with an upper-body injury since Nov. 3. Matthews has been skating on his own since returning to North America on Friday following a five-day trip to Germany to visit a doctor, who both he and other Maple Leafs players have seen in the past for further consultation.matthews to retunrn from upper
He had a real good practice
“He had a real good practice [Tuesday], but he has been off a while,” Toronto coach Craig Berube said after the morning skate Wednesday. “Getting into a full practice was very important. But both him and I, as well as the organization, feel he needs a little bit more to be ready to gomatthews to retunrn from upper.
“It’s not a healing thing … it’s stamina, getting up to speed and making sure he is ready. We want to make sure he is comfortable and ready to go matthews to retunrn from upper body injury for Maple Leafs.’
“When a player comes to me and says he’s ready to go, then he’s ready to go,” Berube said.
Neither Matthews nor Berube have offered any further specifics as to the nature of the injury, though the coach has indicated it’s not related to a wrist injury Matthews previously had surgery on during the 2021 offseason.