Auston Matthews had wrist surgery and is expected to be ready for training camp
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Auston Matthews underwent successful wrist surgery on Friday. The recovery time is six weeks and it’s expected that Matthews will be ready for training camp in September.
Auston Matthews underwent successful wrist surgery earlier today. His recovery will be a minimum of six weeks. tml.hockey/3yP0M88
Matthews dealt with a nagging wrist injury for the majority of the 2021 season yet still led the league in scoring with 41 goals.
He originally injured his wrist in a game against the Oilers on Jan. 20 and was out of the lineup with an “upper-body injury” two nights later. The wrist injury would keep Matthews out of four of Toronto’s 56 games.
Matthews scored just one goal in Toronto’s first-round loss in the playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens. The nagging wrist issue he dealt with was likely a cause for those struggles.
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