By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted November 29, 2024 3:10 pm
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SUNRISE, Fla. – Maple Leafs skipper Auston Matthews says helium is acceptable to instrumentality to the lineup up of Toronto’s roadworthy crippled against the Tampa Bay Lightning connected Saturday.
Matthews told reporters aft signifier connected Friday that helium is backmost and excited to play.
The prima centre has missed 9 games with an undisclosed upper-body wounded that led to him seeing a specializer successful Munich, Germany. He returned to skating past weekend.
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The Maple Leafs won 7 of the 9 games that Matthews missed.
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Matthews has 5 goals and six assists successful 13 games this season. He is coming disconnected a stellar 2023-24 run that saw him enactment up 69 goals.
Leafs guardant Matthew Knies besides participated successful a afloat signifier Friday and could beryllium activated disconnected injured reserve for Saturday’s game. He has missed 2 games with an upper-body wounded aft being deed by Vegas defenceman Zach Whitecloud successful a crippled connected Nov. 20.
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This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Nov. 29, 2024.
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