head coach of the Maple Leafs<\/a>, Craig Berube, stated, \u201cIt\u2019s good that they were out there and finished practice and went through all the drills. So yes, that\u2019s where they\u2019re at. So that means yes, maybe tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\nIs There Too Much Pressure On Auston Matthews? | JD Bunkis Podcast<\/p>\n
During their absence, Toronto has struggled with both consistency and depth during the absence of multiple forwards. Due to their poor performance and disappointing results, an NHL<\/a> analyst has also shared his deepest concern for the team, and asked the team to part ways with the head coach Craig Berube. On The Justin Bourne Show, Bourne expressed deep concern about Toronto\u2019s trajectory, questioning the team\u2019s resilience and its leadership under head coach Craig Berube.He stated, “I personally do think that a different coach would move the needle. I do not think he is a bad coach. I do think a different coach for this group would be great. I think, you know, a new voice and a new strategy – this game plan is not working here for this team. And I don’t care how hard you press the try harder button, it’s not going to work.”Meanwhile, Craig Berube was also out of answers when his team fell 5-2 to the rival Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, losing for the seventh time in eight games, losing their Stanley Cup aspirations gradually. Hopefully, the potential return of Matthews, Knies, and Roy will be a significant boost as the team starts a challenging road swing.Also read: \u201cThey are so mentally weak\u201d: Former Maple Leafs defensemen delivers scathing comments on his team following their string of losses | NHL News – The Times of India<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Auston Matthews exits game after being hit by Nikita Zadorov (Image via Getty Images) The Toronto Maple Leafs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308467,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,175349,175348,63,3936,175352,175351,575,11424,175350,85,2370],"class_list":{"0":"post-308466","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-auston-matthews-injury","10":"tag-auston-matthews-return","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-columbus-blue-jackets","13":"tag-craig-berube-coaching","14":"tag-maple-leafs-performance","15":"tag-nhl","16":"tag-nhl-news","17":"tag-nhl-player-status","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-toronto-maple-leafs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Auston Matthews exits game after being hit by Nikita Zadorov (Image via Getty Images) The Toronto Maple Leafs may soon see several key players back in the lineup, as forward Auston Matthews could possibly make a return to the team, amidst the Maple Leafs\u2019 disappointing performance. It is also expected that he will be joined by Matthew Knies and Nicolas Roy all join to accompany the team on its upcoming five-game road trip. Auston Matthews took part in the Maple Leafs\u2019 optional morning skate on Saturday, offering a positive sign in his recovery progress. Actually, he had been sidelined from the team following a lower-body injury against the Boston Bruins. Reports suggest that the Maple Leafs captain has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in 17 games this season, whereas Matthew Knies has 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in 19 games this season.<\/p>\n