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,

As important as Matthews is to his team's success, the Maple Leafs have survived life without him. Berube's club owns a 5-1-0 record across his six-game absence heading into Wednesday's showdown with the Golden Knights.

Matthew will end up missing more than two weeks, at the very least, with a chance to play next on Wednesday against Vegas.

Tough on Jarnkrok right from camp, obviously,” Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said. “He’s got to get it fixed and he will be out a while. “It’s too bad because he’s a player that we liked and can help us but really hasn’t had that opportunity to do that.

This one is a tough blow to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and it now sounds like it will be a blow they will have to deal with for a significant portion of the regular season. On Monday morning, the Maple Leafs officially announced that forward Calle Jarnkrok would be going under the knife for surgery,

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that forward Calle Järnkrok has undergone groin and sports hernia surgery, leaving him out of action indefinitely as he recovers.