"It's a dirty play. The league's gonna obviously look at it, and we'll see what the suspension will be or whatever happens. Obviously, we should have had four guys in there doing something about it, but it didn't happen then. I thought they responded in the third. It was a good response there, but we all would have liked everybody to get in there right away."
"Matthews, who suffered the injury in the second period of Toronto's 6-4 win, sustained a Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion that is set to be reevaluated in two weeks. The Maple Leafs have 16 games remaining on their schedule and currently sit 14th of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference standings."
"Gudas is set to have a phone hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his hit on Matthews, meaning he will be suspended for 5 games or fewer for the play. He has been suspended four times since the 2015-16 season, missing 21 games in total."
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews suffered a season-ending injury during the second period of a 6-4 win against the Anaheim Ducks when defender Radko Gudas delivered a knee-on-knee hit. Matthews sustained a Grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion requiring reevaluation in two weeks. Gudas received a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct, with a phone hearing scheduled with the NHL's Department of Player Safety for a potential suspension of five games or fewer. Coach Craig Berube criticized the hit as dirty and expressed disappointment that his team did not immediately retaliate. The Maple Leafs, currently 14th in the Eastern Conference with 16 games remaining, lose their star center during a challenging season.
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