To your comment on Matthews' injury I can't help but look at Cale Makar's second concussion where he took what looked like just a regular hit, then he left the ice and came back and tried to grind the rest of the game out, only to miss the next couple of weeks. I'm by no means a Toronto fan but I hope for Matthews' sake he doesn't have the same type of trouble, especially if O'Reilly's out again.

I’m not a leafs fan but I O’Riley is ok and I’m interested to see if they finally win a series

Anything can go south when it comes to the leafs

Phil the thrill I hope o'reilly can come back stronger and help the leafs past the 1st round

As a leaf fan I’m worried. It was a discouraging game with 2 injuries. I’m just praying we can reset this after that loss and Ryan and Matthews can get themselves healthy as we NEED them

JT got rocked in the game too… all 3 centers took one this game

Flyers fan here. I can sympathize with the Leafs, because I know the pain firsthand. I'll be rooting for them in the postseason.

As a lifelong Hockey fan in toronto, I have no expectations for anything.

bro that different dimension when they finally made the playoffs is so real... exact feeling i had

The Leafs are truly cursed. 😏

It's definitely something to think about. DeBrusk played through a broken foot in the Winter Classic and then was out weeks.

I really think Dubas should consider letting Auston take maybe even a week off before comming back and not letting him play a lot of games till the playoffs because he is our most important player

I was there for the time when Gally hurt his hand against Winnipeg. Even from high up, the sound it made was rough

When I saw Mathews get the puck to the knee, it reminded me of Rasmussin's puck to the knee and he's out for the season.

Love from Tampa! Great hockey content

Hey Johnny, glad to see you upload again! really random but if your Flames did not make it in the playoffs, who would you cheer for to win the Stanley Cup this season?

Bertuzzi already suffered 2 broken hands due to blocked shots (both of them) this season alone, he'll be back and fine after no more than 4-6 weeks and before playoffs

Hey dude . Just wanted to say that I love this channel!

I don't know anything about the recent injuries, but this time of year there are a lot of phantom NHL injuries among elite players that miraculously heal just before playoffs. Players like Crosby and Lemieux often just needed a rest before the final drive.

I’m a little late but congrats on 20k

Great content

Recovery time for fractured hand is 6 to 8 weeks. On time for playoffs but not practicing with team when you're new is another thing. Let's hope its all good.

I wanna see Matthews rest, and get to 100% for playoffs

I got a puck there 40 years ago, and my knee still hurts if I apply a bit of pressure to it.

Scary.

Phil the thrill! Good God I hope Matthews is fine...

I had a good chuckle imagining hard hits and blocked shots in a game of croquet

I Don't feel bad for a fanbase that thinkd their team is the center of the universe; that gets so much media attention in the Canadian market, the over hype of how "good" the Leafs are year after year.

Honestly, if this team doesn't win around, just fire Dubas and Keefe. People can argue all they want, but the deadline trades weren't all that great. Sandin should have never been traded. Leafs objectively became a worse team after that trade.

Not a terrible situation. Keep Mathew’s out for a bit and get the lower lines to take a bigger part. See how that can transform them

They made a bunch of smart moves this year at deadline, they're playing great most of the season and the Murray/Samsonov experiment has been a surprising success... But it all is meaningless in the face of having to go through Tampa, then likely Boston, then probably Carolina... Yikes

Listen, after these pandemic years we need a constant... a routine to keep us tied to reality. That routine is the leafs losing in the first round in 7 games. We need that to continue.

Update on O’Reilly for anyone who was wondering: looks like he’s out for what could be four months with a broken finger that needed surgery. Toronto placed him on Injury reserve

I dunno if proximity to the shot release is necessarily the best predictor as to how painful it's gonna be. Pucks can keep accelerating all the way to the net so you can easily argue it's safer to be closer to the release than further away.

do you think they both be back before the playoofs?

Bro that intro is just 😩👌

Being a hockey fan in Toronto is never easy. There’s always something standing in our way of a cup

Someone on Twitter was able to snap a picture of O'Reilly and the had a covering on his left hand index finger. That could be a bruise, or it could be an injury but I'd say the better comparison to his situation isn't Gallagher but Kadri's from last year. Dude missed 11 games IIRC but was able to come back. I don't know what Matthews's deal is this season though. His approach is much more passive where he's looking to defer the puck more. He also doesn't finish as easily as he did last year either. If he's playing through a back injury, this leg issue might give him enough time to actually get back to 100% as opposed to playing at 90% in meaningless regular season games.

Phil The Thrill🙌

It is so Toronto though. The last time the Leafs went all in (2002-2003?), they acquired a few players at the deadline, including reacquiring Doug Gilmour who was injured for the season in his first game back. Leafs went out in first round. I see it happening again. My first thought when he came back after blocking the shot was "whose brilliant idea was it to have Matthews return in a meaningless game?" I assume Matthews wanted to play but I think Keefe should have grown a spine and said "Matty, you are sitting this one out, precautionary."

There was a picture of O'Reilly floating around where he had a wrapped finger. Looked like it might be a broken finger and not a broken hand, which is a little better.

Does anyone know why DeBrusk is carrying a right handed stick in that handshake line?

Hey I am not a leaf’s fan but Mathew’s injury really pains my inner hockey love

As a leafs fan it’s so disappointing to see that the leafs probably have a losing record against the bottom ten teams

If either of them has a nagging injury I'd sit them till it's 100% or until the playoffs start. Their matchup vs Tampa is already set in stone at this point and I'd imagine having Matthews close to 100% would be more important than home ice advantage in that series.

Leafs fans just have so much hope and passion, for some reason that triggers people. In other leagues everyone hates the larger fan bases, it's nothing new.

Had the leafs won, I believe Mathews would have expressed less pain. I think he's ok just pissed off at performance.

There is a photo of O’Reilly leaving the rink with a brace on his finger, hand looks okay, not swollen like a baseball, so I’m hoping it’s just a finger fracture that’ll heal in a few weeks and let him stay involved in practices soon. I’m a bit more concerned about Auston because he was just out with a knee injury over All Star Break, hoping it’s not the same knee.. Keefe and Dubas better get on these guys about giving it time to heal properly. We’re basically playing Tampa regardless, so I’d rather have a rough month or so and get them back at 100% rather than have them playing at 70-80% in the playoffs because they didn’t take the time they needed

MATHEWS IS THE BEST, if yall watched the Leafs game in Buffalo O`Reilly got a hat trick!!!! his first! I was like WOW!!! i was there in person too, There was so much hat!!!! I am so happy for O`Reilly, keep uo the good work Toronto Maple Leafs

I'll be honest here and say he might have an injury, but the fact that he came back so soon is a good sign to me. there is still time before the playoffs, about 6 or so weeks before the playoffs at least. so we HAVE time to work with this. ALSO, I want you notice that the Bolts just lost Hedman with a possible back injury, and possibly Kuch after taking a puck to the face. I just watched the Canes totally contain the Bolts and put on the hurt, so... I think this is Toronto's good chance to make it at least through round one.

I’m a lifelong, humble Blues fan and this breaks my heart. I still think the Leafs are stacked with talent and I’m optimistic for their chance at it but this is a potential momentum stealer for sure. Hope they beat the S outta the Devils tonight.

Hope it's not anything serious for both O'Reilly and Matthew's, we need them both 😭

I'm a leaf fan my whole life (I'm 60') don't matter if they were playing themselves they'd still lose.....not a joke

Matthews has looked "off" before this happened. I'm not convinced his wrist is 100%. He also looked totally dead tired in an intermission interview recently. Whatever he's going through, he should get rested and healed now, so he can be ready for playoffs. Leafs are not in danger of not making the playoffs, and home ice seems to be no advantage for them in playoffs.

I hate commentators who said "he shook it off" you don't shake off deep tissue bruises. In fact they can calcify and require surgery. Also, deep tissue leg injuries mean every stride hurts, there are a lot of strides in hockey.

Am34 is dealing with an undisclosed injury that won't be corrected till after the season the time he was off didn't correct it , this shot he took he is fine bounced back np but the undisclosed injury is there just not sure what it is , Ryan will be fine 3-4 weeks and most likely can play with the finger fracture

I found out yesterday that Matthews leads all NHL forwards in blocked shots. This might be an unpopular opinion, but the Leafs need to find other players to fill this role…

just a broken finger might be out 2 weeks, Auston was just a stinger and maybe a bruise.

With Toronto so comfortably in a playoffs spot - they are a whole 16 points ahead of the Sabres who are 4th in the division - I really hope they'll give plenty of rest to Matthews and O'Reilly. Sure, home ice advantage against Tampa would be nice. But I think the Leafs have a better chance to beat them in a 7 game series with healthy and well-rested star players without home ice advantage than with banged-up guys with it. Plus, Tampa Bay is having quite the slide lately anyway

Matthews has been playing hurt all year. He is not the same guy this year.

After all the moves the Leafs have made for this post season, the last thing they need are injuries... If ROR and Matthews are dinged up, then I honestly think it would just be best if they sat out until they're back to 100% even if you lose a couple. As long as they hold a playoff position, it's all good... just make it to the playoffs in whatever seed and make it out of the first round.

We have a cursed franchise unfortunately. Wish I didn’t love em as much as I do but 🤷🏻‍♂️ guess I’m cursed too lol great Vid as always sir!

I have heard of people who took a shot to the hand and it split their finger open

I know it’s great like “putting the body on the line to block shots” but star forwards like Austin shouldn’t be risking injury by blocking this late in season my opinion tho

I want the leafs so badly to to pass the first round this year. Screw the cup, can they just win the first round. I can't stand the disappointment every year, It's like they're cursed or something. 😭😭😭

There’s a photo going around of Oreilly with a splint on a finger. That’s a great sign for Leafs fans. No clue about Matthews though.

As a flames fan what is going on with the flames is it like the flames can not even win a game and I think it is time for a change with this flames team

for the fans let's hope they can at least win a series but ngl another first round exit would just but funny

Why didn’t Schenn fight someone early on to chill them tf out?

Phil the Thrill? Is that a reference to the "not weird, wild" commercial where they clone Kirill Kaprizov into Kirill Bill and Phil so the power play becomes unstoppable?

Bruins fan here.... I feel bad for the leafs and there fans, I really do. However, I still hope they don't get past the first round again 🤣

Why don't these athletes just wear the little extra protection to prevent these serious injuries? The little extra protection on the gloves and the ankles of the skates does not diminish performance.

These are the Leafs! The injury has to be far more serious than a broken leg to keep a Leaf out, just ask Bobby Baun.

I played through a knee sprain my senior year of high school and it got progressively worse as I kept playing. Took longer to recover, get the swelling to go down each time I “tweaked” it aka practiced and played. It’s really painful, undoubtedly limits your mobility and speed a bit and is going to keep nagging until you can get extended rest and continued treatment. Took me 3 months to feel normal again after the season ended. I can’t imagine getting a puck square in the Knee…an absolute warrior for going back out there. Maybe a little perc 30 action in the locker room.😂

Thankfully Matthews was back and looked very healthy against NJ Devils, he was skating well and the entire game was a high-tempo game. This isn’t definitive proof that he’s not struggling with a knee or leg injury but makes me optimistic.

Changing out 1/3 of the team you ice with only 20 games left with will either be viewed as brilliant, or terrible depending how the playoffs go. Dubas knew what we were all thinking, the team as it was couldn't win a cup. Right now they look like the team at the start of a year. They've got this year and possibly next, after that look for a whole new rebuild, with no draft picks.

Why would Keefe put Matthews on defense for the powerplay, knowing his knee preventing him from back-checking? He was a main cause of both the shorthanded goals against. (Reilly was the other main cause on both goals - guy just can't play defense, at all. Needs to be benched a few games.)

Yeah, you seen Tampa today? That was even worse. No shots in second period.

Doing well Johnny 🌲🍁

"It's not uncommon for a guy to play through an injury that they shouldn't" ie.: knee injury, exploded balls, stroke (not an injury per se, but none the less)

The Leafs under Ferguson Jr., Fletcher (very briefly), then Burke over 9+ years made the post-season only once & that was in the lock-out shortened season 12/13 where they squeaked into the playoffs & face planted against Boston. Burke had already been fired in Jan prior to the playoffs. People who think Dubas doesn't know what he's doing, should go back to those 3 guys & check out their drafting, trades & ufa acquisitions. In rounds 2-7 where competent teams find gems, these guys all seemed obsessed with size, mostly drafting picks 6'+ & 200 lbs or heavier. Other organizations drafted slightly smaller players, but with high skill & compete levels. Kucherov (5'11" 181 lbs), Marchand (5'9" 176) & Point (5'11" 180) just to name only 3 drafted after Leaf selections. Go back & have a look, it's pathetic. In 2011 Burke had TWO firsts & only one played NHL games (12). Picked after those 2, Danault, Namestnikov, Rakell, Jenner, Mayfield (big D-man), Gibson (G), Saad, Nieto, Brett Ritchie, Granlund, Edmundson (big D-man), William Karlsson & Kucherov to name just a few. Burke's drafting was utterly inept, but he does talk a good game. Leaf picks for the most part never made the NHL. On a more positive note, I have no doubt that the Leafs can beat Tampa, although I'm less sure about Boston. Assuming the Leafs have no injuries to their best players, they will be very hard to beat in the post-season. They were a crap team all through Ferguson Jr., Fletcher, Burke, Nonis & Lamoriello's 1st year, 9which was deliberate). They've made the post-season 6 years straight, have evolved & are at this point, a much better team. We'll soon see if they can now succeed in the east, which is going to be extremely difficult.

Same as last year give up future pics for rentals that if injured is a kick in the nuts!! If I was a betting man his hand is broken. Well dubas is on his way out after another first round exit

I have broken fingers took slappers off the knees chest side skates nothing stopped me from playing besides a concussion

I sometimes listen to your videos when I commute and my car bluetooth thinks you're some singer from the 30s XD

That’s broke. Or broke finger/s.. damn terrible luck. RO is looking re-focused. Hope he gets back soon

Don’t feel bad!,…….. our skin is thick enough now.!! #JustthewayitisinLeafland #Justsayin #JAOHO #⛳️👀😏

This is why I’m subbed to Johnny Hawkey great content.

I do not feel for the fan base I was a fan back in 80s 90s. I walked away when I realized they do not truly care about putting a GOOD team on the ice. Just putting people in the seats. They just continuously put a team good enough on the ice, Knowing that will put butts in the seats.

Phil the thrill is awesome bro😊

Remember all those that jumped on the bandwagon after the first game O'Reilly showed up?I am not a Leafs fan but i do remember them having some good years example the Sittler Thompson McDoanld era Palmateer in net Tiger Williams riding his stick etc etc.Oh yeah and how can we forget one of the best D men of all time >>Borje Salming.

Really brings Phil the thrill vibes to mind. Hopefully it’s not as serious as it looks

Leafs need to petition for an Ontario Conference. Too many Florida teams in the Atlantic.

Phil the thrill! also hope Mathew’s and o’reiley are both ok

Canucks are vastly underperforming this year. Recent additions, plus Hronek and return of Demko makes them in the upper half of the league next year….if they make one or two moves to improve the blue line, like getting rid of Myers. No rebuild needed. Retool for sure.

Ouch

Phil the Thrill

Phil the Thrill!

This team is another 1st round exit. Idgaf who they picked up. There is no heart on this team in their core four. 4 cream puffs that probably actually look forward to hitting the driving range as soon as possible. Tee up, boys. Toronto out in the first round................... again. Probably in 6, maybe 5.

I hope it’s not bad😭😭😭😭

Blake wheeler burst his ball from a puck and came back then was out for over a month for surgery