2023-05-05 19:51:53
TORONTO- Matthew Knies will miss the next two games, and possibly more, of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round once morest the Florida Panthers because he suffers from a concussion.
The forward left Game 2 of the series on Thursday at 16:23 of the first period when he took a body check from Sam Bennett before being put back on the ice. Toronto lost 3-2.
“Knies has been diagnosed with a concussion and for sure he won’t be there for Games 3 and 4,” head coach Sheldon Keefe said Friday. “I think we will re-evaluate his state of health every day. Afterwards, with the symptoms and all that, I would say that it is unlikely that he will return to the series. We will give him time to recover, but he will definitely not play the next two games. »
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The Panthers lead the series 2-0. Game 3 is at FLA Live Arena on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET; TBS, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Knies, who started the last encounter on a line with Ryan O’Reilly et Noel Acciarihad one goal and three assists in seven playoff games.
“Matt has proven to be an asset to the depth of our team, and we believe we’re a better team when he’s in training. But we were also a very good team before he arrived. We will make the necessary corrections, but we have full confidence in our group,” Keefe said.
Knies joined the Maple Leafs at the end of his college career, which ended April 8 in the NCAA Frozen Four Finals, where his team, the University of Minnesota, lost 3-2 in overtime. once morest Quinnipiac University. He made his debut two days later and earned a three-game season pass.
Keefe did not specify who would replace Knies in the line-up, but he indicated that it was possible he would outfit 11 forwards and seven defenders. Toronto had also opted for this type of formation in the sixth and final game of the first round series once morest the Tampa Bay Lightning, a 2-1 victory in overtime.
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