If the Maple Leafs indeed lose Auston Matthews to COVID-19 protocols, they will call on Mr. “No symptoms for either guy … we’ll just wait for the results of their PCR until (Tuesday) morning,” Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said Monday. “There have been cases where those rapid (test) positives have been false; that’s why the moves were precautionary.”Health experts say positive results from rapid tests are reliable except in rare circumstances. John Tavares went from second-line centre to Matthews’s spot on the top line between Mitch Marner and Michael Bunting. The five-day quarantine (down from the original 10 for asymptomatic players) helps with guys testing positive, but guys are still going to miss games.

Source: thestar January 04, 2022 11:01 UTC