Babcock: Matthews' injury won't change Leafs' approach to trade deadline
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Auston Matthews' shoulder injury won't change how the Toronto Maple Leafs approach the trade deadline, head coach Mike Babcock said Friday, per Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.
"We’re not going to do anything foolish," he said. "I know that for sure."
This after Babcock revealed Matthews will be "out for a bit" with a shoulder injury and officially listing the young center as day-to-day.
William Nylander assumed top-line center duties in Friday's practice:
#Leafs lines at practice (with Auston Matthews absent):
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) February 23, 2018
Hyman-Nylander-Brown
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
van Riemsdyk-Bozak-Kapanen
Komarov-Moore-Leivo
Martin
Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Polak
Carrick
The trade deadline is Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. EST.