Injury Report: Auston Matthews - Shoulder - Mystery timeline

[The Assclown]

No need to get up in arms just yet. This is just to assess musculature and soft tissue around the shoulder- he'll miss some time, but it could be a week or two, rather than a couple of months.

 

[Carltons Cup]

That's it, pack her up. We're done here. Sell the UFA and get er ready for round 1 and next season. Yep, that's about all she wrote here yep.

Complimentary music from the ACC DJ hit list....

lol

 

[zeke]

Time to see what Willy can do as #1 C, and Kappy as a topline winger.

get Auston nice and rested for the playoffs.

 

[Cor]

Hyman-Nylander-Marner

 

[Nooodles]

Time to see what Willy can do as #1 C, and Kappy as a topline winger.

get Auston nice and rested for the playoffs.

Bahaha.
Get ready for the Hyman - Nylander - Komarov line

 

[WilliamNylander]

11 - 29 - 24

 

[zeke]

Bahaha.
Get ready for the Hyman - Nylander - Komarov line

I wouldn't be upset, really. Not the worst idea to insulate him a bit.

I'd rather see that than Marleau at C.

 

[Muston Atthews]

 

[bax]

They beat Boston back to back earlier in the season without Matthews. I know that was before Boston's crazy run but still not worried! Let him rest.

 

[Walshy7]

Hyman-Nylander-Marner

unfortunately more likely Hyman-Marleau-Nylander I cant see babcock moving nylander to C this year and I think he has really cooled on the idea altogether. Unfortunately I think Nylander plays better at C, he is currently better than bozak at it outside of maybe faceoffs but willy is pretty good at them too

 

[SprDaVE]

Time to see what Willy can do as #1 C, and Kappy as a topline winger.

get Auston nice and rested for the playoffs.

More importantly, time to insert Leivo. We're missing a PP player.

Marleau - Kadri - Marner
Hyman - Nylander - Kapanen
JVR - Bozak - Brown
Komarov - Moore - Leivo

Knowing Babcock though, he'll insert Martin and put Marleau as the center.

 

[Walshy7]

11 - 29 - 24

spectacular line that I think may have already all played together on the marlies, I think. I know Nylander centered brown and kapanen at least a few games too

 

[MR4]

Time to see what Willy can do as #1 C, and Kappy as a topline winger.

get Auston nice and rested for the playoffs.

Yes pls - and have the Nyl-Kap combo leave Hyman in the dust so it's Hyman getting demoted, ideally with JVR & Bozak shipped tf out

2 1st lines of Nyl-Matthews-Kap and the Kadri line, with Leivo-Aalt-Johnsson and Hyman-Moore-Komarov would be nice

 

[Randy Randerson]

If Matthews is out a while:

potential good things (imo):
- Nylander gets a look at center so we can see what we have
- someone gets to move up the lineup, someone else gets to move into the lineup. Maybe Kapanen & Leivo get a bit more opportunity
- if it's a longer term injury, maybe that moves us from being neutral at the deadline to being sellers and we don't lose JVR/Bozak/Komarov for nothing

potential bad things (imo):
- if Nylander is good as a center, maybe his next contract's AAV creeps up a ways

to me, there's silver linings

 

[FlareKnight]

Injury report thread with already 4 pages....**** i had a heart attack, good to see it's 4 pages of basically nothing.

Yeah not much of anything. Still at the "we'll see" stage. Doesn't seem to be much going on outside of speculating on severity and using it as an excuse to demand trading all the UFAs. Which no matter how much time he might miss isn't going to happen.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

Any chance Aaltonen gets a call - if he's out?

I still think we're all jumping way ahead mind you...

 

[ShaneFalco]

If Matthews is out a while:

potential good things (imo):
- Nylander gets a look at center so we can see what we have
- someone gets to move up the lineup, someone else gets to move into the lineup. Maybe Kapanen & Leivo get a bit more opportunity
- if it's a longer term injury, maybe that moves us from being neutral at the deadline to being sellers and we don't lose JVR/Bozak/Komarov for nothing

potential bad things (imo):
- if Nylander is good as a center, maybe his next contract's AAV creeps up a ways

to me, there's silver linings

I don't think Babs uses Nylander at C. I'd like him too though, but just don't see it
Martin for sure draws back in I''m betting and Leivo continues to sit

 

[Budsfan]

 

[zeke]

Jonas Siegel @jonassiegel
30s
William Nylander is lining up at centre today with Auston Matthews sitting out practice:

Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Hyman-Nylander-Brown
van Riemsdyk-Bozak-Kapanen
Leivo/Martin-Moore-Komarov



Nice, I like the lines.

Not Nice, this means Auston really is injured.

 

[Walshy7]

OMG he did it!!!! the right move. Kap with the bozo and JVR will help that line massively

 

[SprDaVE]

Ehhh it's a start at least. I'm fine with giving Brown a chance with Nylander.

 

[Rob Brown]

Hopefully this isn't too serious. Really bad timing.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Poor Kap

 

[Walshy7]

Jonas Siegel @jonassiegel
30s
William Nylander is lining up at centre today with Auston Matthews sitting out practice:

Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Hyman-Nylander-Brown
van Riemsdyk-Bozak-Kapanen
Leivo/Martin-Moore-Komarov



Nice, I like the lines.

Not Nice, this means Auston really is injured.

the fact the lines are adjusted though doesn't look good for Matthews though, last time he missed practice Leivo practiced at C for the day