Auston Matthews out for min 4 weeks with shoulder injury (Mod warning #70)

[JetsHomer]

Just stop dude. We lost. Take it like a man and move on.

What does one hockey game have to do with the likely fact that Matthews is going to receive a huge payday despite never hitting 70 points?

 

[Zalos]

Beside the fact this sucks for Auston Matthews, it also sucks for the league and the fans everywhere. Losing one of the premiere superstars for a long period is bad for entertainment, and hearing that he has had similar injuries in the past is concerning. I remember how most of us thought Crosby's career was about to derail after his injuries. I can also remember how amazing careers like Mario's and Bobby Orr's were smeared by injuries. I really do hope Matthews recovers from this and does not go on having more shoulder injuries.

P.S.: I was hoping for a 60 goals season this year!

 

[RandomAvsFan]

It sucks for two reasons; one of the best young players is in the NHL injured and Leaf fans will continue to use his pace instead of actual production to compare him to others.

 

[Daximus]

What does one hockey game have to do with the likely fact that Matthews is going to receive a huge payday despite never hitting 70 points?

Because we also have a player in line for a big payday despite putting up much less.

 

[JetsHomer]

Because we also have a player in line for a big payday despite putting up much less.

Actually Laine has a 70 point season. Nice try though

 

[Daximus]

Actually Laine has a 70 point season. Nice try though

And he's on pace for 31 points this year. Matthews will probably be there by Christmas even with his injury. Please stop it, you are embarrassing yourself and our fan base.

 

[KCC]

He played 82 games in his rookie season and only missed 20 games last year. Much too soon to label him a band-aid boy. He will get paid (12+ mil) regardless of this injury.

And he won’t deserve it either.

 

[Jeti]

Just a reminder that there are a ton of star players who had tons of injury history in their younger playing days and eventually figured it all out. Barkov was one, Crosby another. Even Malkin went almost a decade without playing a full season.

So this doesn't mean he is somehow a bad player. It just really sucks :/

With how easily his left shoulder is separating, it'll take some serious surgery to fix that and the outlook isn't good. That hit was completely routine shoulder-to-shoulder contact. If he's only out 4 weeks, it means they're trying to rehab it instead, which means it'll still separate easily again.

Shoulders are not like other injuries. They only become easier to injure and they take a long time to recover from.

My prediction: he'll have surgery in the summer and have a slow start to next season. Whether or not his career is affected beyond that is unclear.

 

[bukwas]

Leafs will be fine without Matthews for a month.
I missed the Marleau/Kadri/Marner trio. I wouldn't doubt that Marleau gets on track as a result.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Mcdavid 1 more point in one less game at the time of #34 injury.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Thread is closed. See earlier mod warning for the reasons why.