The Toronto Maple Leafs will play a massively important early-season contest against the Boston Bruins without their newly minted captain. It was announced by the Maple Leafs that superstar forward Auston Matthews would be out of the lineup on a day-to-day basis as he recovers from an upper-body injury.

Matthews will miss Tuesday’s game against the Bruins with an undisclosed injury that Craig Berube said had been lingering "a little bit."

The Toronto Maple Leafs actually have a pretty good record without its captain and superstar, and a win over the Bruins provided a glimpse into why, says Ken Campbell.