Auston Matthews Reveals Season-Long Injury Woes
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Had the Toronto Maple Leafs had starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz healthy for the entire second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, they might have had a different outcome. Despite jumping out to a 2-0 series lead,
Chris Rooney was hurt 13 seconds into the second period when he caught an errant stick in the face during the Panthers-Maple Leafs game.
The Toronto Maple Leafs forward had just been clipped in the eye by the stick of Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov, which had made its way under his face shield midway through the second period of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Second Round on Friday, and he began to panic.
Few would argue that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best chance of eliminating the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series is with a healthy
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Sporting News on MSNMaple Leafs-Panthers referee injury update: Chris Rooney left bloodied after taking high stick to faceGame 7 between the Maple Leafs and Panthers was paused after an official was bloodied by a stick early in the second period.