Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews close to return

Maple Leafs’ captain Auston Matthews returns after missing 9 games
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews returned to the lineup Saturday night after missing nine games due to an upper-body injury.
Auston Matthews Expects to Return for Maple Leafs vs. Lightning After Injury Recovery
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews says he plans to play on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning after missing nine straight games with
Maple Leafs reveal lineup with Matthews back on Saturday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have revealed their lineup with captain Auston Matthews back on Saturday. The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to take on Atlantic Division rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night for Hockey Night in Canada and there will be fairly significant changes for both teams coming into tonight's game.
How The Maple Leafs Will Adjust Their Roster With Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies Getting Activated From Injured Reserve
Heading into the game, Toronto was already at the maximum 23-player active roster limit, with both Matthews and Knies on injured reserve. To activate them, the team needed to clear two roster spots. One of those spots will be freed up by sending Alex Steeves down to the Toronto Marlies.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will not have Auston Matthews in the lineup for a powerhouse divisional clash with the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
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Black Friday marked a sunny news day in South Florida, as two-thirds of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first line appear healthy and raring to go. Both Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies returned to their usual positions — top line,
Why Auston Matthews won’t return to Maple Leafs lineup vs. Panthers: ‘Not a healing thing’
Matthews will miss his ninth straight game with a mysterious injury, but Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said "he's feeling good."
Maple Leafs Forward Reacts to Auston Matthews’ Return to Practice
Whenever he does return, though, the Maple Leafs are counting on Matthews to pick up from where he left off. The San Ramon, California native amassed five goals and six assists in 13 games before disaster struck and leads the NHL with 373 career goals since making his debut nine years ago.
Auston Matthews Still Not Ready for Return to Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without their superstar captain Auston Matthews for nearly a month thanks to a lengthy upper-body injury. Despite being fully
Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies set to return: Maple Leafs notebook
The Leafs captain is set to return Saturday vs. the Lightning after missing nine games with an undisclosed injury.
Auston Matthews expects to return to Maple Leafs’ lineup vs. Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs look to be getting some much-needed reinforcements for Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with Auston Matthew expected to return.
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