Overview
- Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the regular season after a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim’s Radko Gudas.
- On their Wingmen podcast, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk said teams must answer immediately when a captain or star is hurt.
- Matthew Tkachuk called it an unwritten rule and said he and Brady would have engaged in scrums after every whistle if they were Leafs.
- Coverage noted Toronto did not react right away, with later third-period scraps and teammates saying they didn’t get a clear look at the hit.
- The critique carries weight given the brothers’ reputations for sticking up for teammates and their recent Olympic ties with Matthews.