Slegr Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) Source: https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/maple-leafs-star-auston-matthews-tests-positive-for-covid-19 Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews tests positive for COVID-19 Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews has tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19, two National Hockey League sources outside Toronto have confirmed to the Toronto Sun. Matthews, 22, has apparently gone into quarantine at his home in Arizona, hoping to be healthy enough and eligible to travel to Toronto and participate in the opening of Leafs camp on July 10. Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen, who was spending much of the break from NHL play with Matthews’ at his Scottsdale home, did not test positive for COVID-19, the same sources indicate. Andersen is no longer living with Matthews – and is no longer in Arizona. To date, the Maple Leafs have not commented on Matthews’ status and may have some kind of response later today or tomorrow. Apparently, the Leafs were seeking more “clarity” on the private matter before considering releasing a statement of any kind. “There’s no blueprint for this,” one source said. “This is not an ankle injury.” Matthews was not available for comment Friday and his agent, Judd Moldaver, did not return messages left by the Sun. Andersen was not available for comment but a source close to the goaltender confirmed he had not tested positive. Matthews, who is in the first year of a five-year $58 million deal with the Leafs, is by no means alone in contracting the virus in Arizona, where cases have spiked in recent days. According to sources, a numbers of unidentified Arizona Coyotes players, who were training alongside Matthews, also tested positive recently. Players on other NHL teams have tested positive over the past few months. None have been identified publicly. The breaking news of the positive test of the 47-goal scorer on his way to 50 before the regular season was called off, comes in the wake of the Tampa Bay Lightning closing its practice facilities and at about the same time the Philadelphia Phillies have had an outbreak of COVID-19 in their Florida training facility. Matthews is alongside Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys as the highest profile professional athletes in North America known to test positive for COVID-19. Former NBA star Patrick Ewing has tested positive, as well, as has current NBA coach Mike Malone with the Denver Nuggets. Edited June 19, 2020 by Slegr 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RWMc1 Posted June 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 Not surprising. He doesn't like wearing pants or masks. 1 4 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nuxfanabroad Posted June 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, RWMc1 said: Not surprising. He doesn't like wearing pants or masks. 'Stache the jokes..no time for Laffs! Edited June 19, 2020 by Nuxfanabroad 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caboose Posted June 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 Doubt we see a return to play 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Ban him for life. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Caboose said: Doubt we see a return to play Oh it’s happening. There is too much money to lose by both the owners and players via escrow. The TV deal is crucial and a cancellation would be disastrous. Edited June 19, 2020 by grandmaster 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 Interesting how the Leafs are not confirming it right now. It’s a deadly virus. You’d think they’d want to share the news in case people may have been in recent contact with the guy. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 A young healthy individual like him should beat this easy.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) Another red flag for the NHL in considering hub cities. Ontario is a big NO! Way too many active cases floating around there.... Edited June 19, 2020 by grandmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I imagine he'll probably be fine unless he gets unlucky with a unusually bad case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Slegr Posted June 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 minute ago, grandmaster said: A young healthy individual like him should beat this easy.... Imagine if this was just a ploy. I mean, what defender is going to want to get too close to him now? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Just now, Slegr said: Imagine if this was just a ploy. I mean, what defender is going to want to get too close to him now? lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Tampa players as well as some Arizona Coyote players who were practicing with Matthews have tested positive as well. This is super bad news for restarting the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I wonder if it’s time for the NHL to reconsider that plan proposed by the BC government to host games in Vancouver and other WHL cities in this province considering how well we’ve handled it here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Healthy dude, He'll have plenty of time to recover, Laffs are usually MIA around this time anyways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 50 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: 'Stache the jokes..no time for Laffs! Sources say those nostrils were just too big of a target. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Bell said: Tampa players as well as some Arizona Coyote players who were practicing with Matthews have tested positive as well. This is super bad news for restarting the season. I hope stuff like this doesn't scuttle the Playoffs. I'm really looking forward to them Also, I hope they all recover and don't infect any of their loved ones or others. Edited June 19, 2020 by RWMc1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 I’m really finding the reporting on this so interesting. There is nothing on it from Sportsnet and TSN right now even though it’s a huge story. It’s all over other media outlets; CBS Sports, yahoo sports, Toronto Sun, the Score, etc. It just goes to show nothing gets reported on the Leafs from TSN or Sportsnet unless they have Leafs management blessing. Those two media outlets are literally owned by the Leafs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, Slegr said: I’m really finding the reporting on this so interesting. There is nothing on it from Sportsnet and TSN right now even though it’s a huge story. It’s all over other media outlets; CBS Sports, yahoo sports, Toronto Sun, the Score, etc. It just goes to show nothing gets reported on the Leafs from TSN or Sportsnet unless they have Leafs management blessing. Those two media outlets are literally owned by the Leafs. Seems incestuously-comfy! :^( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Slegr Posted June 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Seems incestuously-comfy! :^( Very much so. You just know if it was Elias Pettersson who tested positive, it would be splashed on front pages of both outlets in zero time. But for the Leafs, they wait until management can put the spin they want on it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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