As we’ll learn about later today, the NHL’s partnership with sports gambling has meant new openness about injuries. In that spirit the Maple Leafs have wished us a hearty good morning:
Auston Matthews (shoulder) is expected to be out a minimum of four weeks and will be placed on injured reserve today. #LeafsForever
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) October 29, 2018
For today’s game, we have yesterday’s practice as a guide, and we should expect the following forward lines:
Zach Hyman - John Tavares - Kasperi Kapanen
Patrick Marleau - Nazem Kadri - Mitch Marner
Andreas Johnsson - Par Lindholm - Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis - Frederik Gauthier - Josh Leivo
This actually looks ideal out of what’s available for a short-term solution.