Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews Travels to Germany For Health Check

Oh, nothing to see here. Just the fact that Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews, who has been out for two weeks with a mystery injury, has now traveled to Germany to get checked out, the team has revealed.

Brad Treliving says Auston Matthews went over to Germany to see a doctor he has seen in the past. Says it’s not alarming but once they get through that they hope he will return to skating.

Says he may play Sunday but also targeting FLA trip at the end of the month.

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Now, before Leaf fans start to panic, GM Brad Treliving insists there is nothing sinister going on in this trip.

(Matthews) and our Doc Forman went over to Germany to see a doc that he's used in the past. More as a general checkup, but also to get some work done on his thing. It's not alarming. It was something we've been discussing, knowing that he's going to be getting this week, but we're hopeful that once we get through the week here, he'll be back up and skating and his return to play would be after that. So again, nothing new. There's been no setbacks. Everything's been actually going quite well.

Insider Elliotte Friedman says "nobody's panicking."

“He’s overseas right now... but what I don’t sense is any panic or concern that this is long-term or that he needs any kind of medical procedure.”@FriedgeHNIC shares the latest on Auston Matthews' injury with @mattymar89 & @futamichael. #LeafsForever

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"What I don’t sense is any panic or concern that this is long-term or that he needs any kind of medical procedure.. Surgery is not, and has never been, an option," said Friedman on Sportsnet 590 Radio.

So Leaf fans just need to take some deep breaths right now, and it sounds like Matthews could be back in the lineup next week.

The team has gone 5-1-0 in the six games the captain has missed, and they've added a top prospect to the mix this week.