The Toronto Maple Leafs have an obscurely low amount of games on the schedule to end the month, but that gives them a chance to make some in-house adjustments. With Auston Matthews and Max Pacioretty already out with injuries,

Toronto Maple Leafs' forward Auston Matthews "isn't getting worse" but remains at least another week away from returning from an undisclosed upper-body injury. That was the latest from Leafs' coach Craig Berube on Monday when questioned about the status of his team's captain,

The 2024-25 NHL season is officially underway with a few weeks in the books. With the season now over a month old, a few teams are dealing with significant injuries. Earlier this month, the Maple Leafs placed Auston Matthews on injured reserve due to an upper-body injury.

The Maple Leafs have been without captain Auston Matthews for the past six games. But Toronto's other star players have taken pressure off Matthews to return to action.