speculation should end regardless, and I don't see the need for them to announce to the league where Matthews is vulnerableIt would be nice if they just disclose what the issue was so all this speculation can end.
speculation should end regardless, and I don't see the need for them to announce to the league where Matthews is vulnerable
You'd be surprised haha most players in the league do respect their peers enough not to do that but there's a lot of dirtbags in the league you can't put that past.I highly doubt opposition players are going to target Matthews, shoulder, head, hand, knees, what ever the issue is and deliberately try and injure him lol. smh
It’s been said by a few reputable sources that it’s “most likely” not a concussion.
When I watch the video of his collision with Rielly I see him hunch over, never move his right arm, fix him helmet, and proceed to skate to the bench with no motion in his right arm. I didn’t see him coddling his head, I saw an arm injury, 90% sure. Just my opinion.
Its hard to say if he was concussed or not, Matthews ran into an immovable object that he didn't see and wasnt prepared for! he felt that hit very deep inside throughout his body, I know that feeling.
Yeah me too. I'm thinking ribs myself. But it could be an arm like the poster above said. Only a select few know though.Its hard to say if he was concussed or not, Matthews ran into an immovable object that he didn't see and wasnt prepared for! he felt that hit very deep inside throughout his body, I know that feeling.
How are people that convinced he's concussed? All signs point to no concussion but he adjusts his helmet after colliding with Rielly and that's definitive proof.
I dont know about treatments (not following Leafs hockey) but watching video clip it's pretty much obvious
I was listening to the radio the other day, I can't remember which station (I bounce around), but one of the beat reporters was talking about one of his earlier practices this week (might have been his first where he was taking it easy). The reporter mentioned that several times he was taking a shot and after took his hand off his stick and shook it a little... as if the arm or hand or wrist was uncomfortable. They said it was very slight but it looked like he was favoring either his hand or arm a bit. I wish I could remember who said it, one of the bunch on either the fan or 1050.
Thanks Mr. Jets fan for clearing that up, now the speculation can finally end.I dont know about treatments (not following Leafs hockey) but watching video clip it's pretty much obvious
I highly doubt opposition players are going to target Matthews, shoulder, head, hand, knees, what ever the issue is and deliberately try and injure him lol. smh
Why would you doubt that? Maybe not so much now, but in a playoff series some players definitely will.
I dont think Mcdavids shoulder was targeted by players when he came back, or any players target Crosbys head, etc ... Players don't intentionally try to take other players out, but dumb **** happens though...
Probably a little more difficult to legally target a players head, but if the Leafs released that it's Matthews left wrist ailing him, I wouldn't put it past SOME players to target that wrist with slashes and hacks more so than before. Somebody like Marchand if we match with the Bruins 1st round. Players can be real dirty, and like you said do dumb **** just to win.
Either way there really isn't any benefit to the Leafs in making that information public.
I thought the collision video was obvious, he takes his glove off and shakes his arm/wrist.
The original injury happened (think it was VGK game ) and the colourman Ferraro or Millen said instantly it was the wrist. He finished that game and then started looking noticeably different.
On his first return his stickhandling was nowhere near what it is healthy, and a couple of times he flinched and pulled up when he his stick touched the ice, one of those giveaways resulted in a goal.
In a way it's a relief it's not the back, though I guess wrist injuries could require surgery as well.
When was the last time there was an important player who missed several games with this level of secrecy? I can't really remember a situation like this in Toronto.
I like it this way. I don’t see the need to publicize anything.
“Tell uuuuus!! The people have a right to know!!”
No, not really. We don’t have to know ****.