Hearing that Auston Matthews won't be available to the #leafs tonight after reaggravating the injury that kept him out of games in November. He's considered questionable for Monday's game.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) December 21, 2024
Matthews took a big hit from Tage Thompson and a dirty cross-check to the ribs from Dennis Gilbert in last night’s 6-3 win over Buffalo, but to pretend he was looking anywhere near 100% before those incidents would also require a lot of naive thinking. The usual explosiveness to his game and the level of physical engagement has clearly been muted.