Rumor: Auston Matthews has tested positive for COVID-19.

[phillipmike]

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[The Assclown]

I hope he's okay!

 

[Fatass]

I hope he's okay!

Heard he’s okay, and self isolating. He said he expects to be ready to go to TO in early July.
Does that mean TO is a hub city?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

God f***ing Damnit. I hope he gets well soon. Don’t even care about the hockey aspect, just want the guy to be healthy for his and his families sake.

 

[weems]

If true they need to just shut down the idea of restarting the season.

Put peoples lives and health ahead of making $$$

 

[phillipmike]

Steve Simmons is on Overdrive right now.

 

[Gary Nylund]

I'm still not 100% certain that these playins/playoffs will happen. What happens when a player tests positive the day before the games begin? Or even better, a day after?

 

[DarkKnight]

I’ll say it again, sports aren’t happening this summer. Pack it in NHL, see you next year.

 

[AllDay28]

Steve Simmons with the “exclusive”. Guys a loser.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Heard he’s okay, and self isolating. He said he expects to be ready to go to TO in early July.
Does that mean TO is a hub city?

No it means after 14 days in quarantine in Arizona ,he can train with teammates, unless he needs another 14 days after getting here.

 

[koyvoo]

Terrible news to hear. Wishing a strong and speedy recovery.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

That’s probably it for the season. Hopefully Matthews pulls through. Maybe a big star testing positive makes the league take COVID seriously. Nobody wants the season cancelled but it’s the right and safe thing to do right now.

 

[stickty111]

Oh boy. I hope he is okay. You need to not continue with sports.

 

[TheWhiskeyThief]

The strain going around Arizona(if that’s where he was infected) is supposedly missing genomic information that makes it weaker.

ASU scientific team finds new, unique mutation in coronavirus study

 

[LeafsNation75]

That just sucks and I hope Matthews can get better right away.

Also wasn't Frederik Andersen staying with him in Arizona? If so is he now going to be infected?

 

[Fatass]

No it means after 14 days in quarantine in Arizona ,he can train with teammates, unless he needs another 14 days after getting here.

Do we know why he got tested? Did he have symptoms?

 

[hamzarocks]

Hopefully matthews can get healthy and not pass it on to any of his friends/family. Dont care about the upcoming playoffs his health should be first priority

 

[Golden_Jet]

That just sucks and I hope Matthews can get better right away.

Also wasn't Frederik Andersen staying with him in Arizona? If so is he now going to be infected?

Went to California just recently, so not sure.

 

[Canada4Gold]

That's unfortunate. Hope he's ok.

Also find it strange that nobody else has this but Simmons

 

[Stephen]

At this point you have to re-assess reopening the NHL or any sport over the summer.

 

[AllDay28]

I know a 30 year old who died from it. I don’t think had pre existing conditions. I figure 999/1000 times Auston will be fine. Upside is get it now and deal with it and won’t have to (hopefully) worry about a second case.

 

[IPS]

Of all people it's f***ing Steve Simmons reporting this??

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

That's unfortunate. Hope he's ok.

Also find it strange that nobody else has this but Simmons

also that every other player who tested positive gets to remain anonymous. It's very possible others knew, but nobody else has the obsession with gaining attention like Simmons

 

[DueDiligence]

Not too much social distancing in Arizona. Maybe he should just sit out the playoffs!

 

[LeafsNation75]

Also find it strange that nobody else has this but Simmons

I was thinking that and even though he can be wrong sometimes (Once writing that story how how Mats Sundin needed career ending back surgery which was not true) given what's going in the world I think he checked with his sources before coming out with this information.