Matthews reveals injuries he played through in the playoffs!
After Toronto's heartwrenching first round exit of the playoffs players have begun to speak on their futures and the injuries they played through.
Auston Matthews spoke about the groin/knee injury he was dealing with during the end of the regular season and the playoffs:
"Playoff time, everyone is dealing with something.»
Auston Matthews said the injury he was dealing with toward the end of the regular season was a groin/knee injury: «Playoff time, everyone is dealing with something.»— David Alter (@dalter) May 17, 2022
Hockey players (and all professional athletes) playing through injury is nothing new but its quite impressive for Matthews given the season and playoffs he had this year, becoming the first Leaf to score 60 goals in a season.
Auston Matthews' historic season has come to an end.
🍁 60 G
🍁 46 A
🍁 106 Pts
The Maple Leafs have not won a playoff series since 2004. pic.twitter.com/LY0IcG1eUA— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 15, 2022
Matthews also scored 9 points in 7 games against Tampa.
Auston Matthews 3rd of the Playoffs vs Tampa Bay Lightning courtesy of Joe Bowen and Jim Ralph. #LeafsForever @BonsieTweets @Jim_Ralph
10/5/2022 pic.twitter.com/GBvItUuQqx— LeafsJellyHD (@LeafsJelly) May 11, 2022
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