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Maple Leafs Thrive Without Auston, Dazzle Rangers With Gudas' Return

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The Leafs' captain went down in a lot of pain.

Could Auston Matthews be done with Maple Leafs? Injury update after dirty Gudas hit could determine Toronto future originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

Could anyone blame Auston Matthews if he was ready for change? The Toronto Maple Leafs ' captain took a dirty hit from Radko Gudas to his left knee on Thursday night, went down, left the game and didn't return. And no Leafs player immediately rushed to Matthews' defense.

Near the end of a nightmare season in Toronto, Matthews has found himself in the midst of a mess. And now he's hurt as part of it. Depending on his injury update, his season could be over.

And if his season is done, could his Toronto tenure be done, too? Cant help but wonder if this is the last time we will ever see Auston Matthews in a Leaf jersey. #LeafsForever pic.