On Saturday, Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews talked about spending five days in Germany to receive treatment for an upper-body injury.

It’s not alarming,” Leafs GM Brad Treliving stressed but Auston Matthews will likely miss a couple more games.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have revealed that captain Auston Matthews has traveled to Germany for further evaluation of his upper-body injury.

Matthews’ update undoubtedly provides welcome news for Leafs fans curious about his return. Matthews travelled to Germany for “about five days” to see a doctor to aid in his recovery. The Leafs centre described the doctor as, “Somebody that I’ve seen in the past who is very smart and has been around for a long time.”

The Maple Leafs have played without captain Auston Matthews for the last several games, but his potential return date has been released.

That led to a hush-hush five-day trip to a specialist in Munich, Germany last week, followed by his first appearance on skates in more than a week prior to Saturday’s practice.

Maple Leafs General manager Brad Treliving said following Tuesday’s practice that Auston Matthews, out day-to-day since Nov. 5 with an undisclosed upper-body injury, is in Germany to see a doctor the star center has worked with in the past.

Auston Matthews has returned to the ice ahead of Toronto Maple Leafs practice, raising hopes he’ll soon be able to return to game action. While the star

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without captain Auston Matthews for nearly the entire month of November thus far with the Leafs’ forward dealing with an injury that has reportedly been nagging him since training camp.