The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a shocking roster move by placing Auston Matthews on the injured reserve list due to a continuous injury. The Toronto Maple Leafs provided an update on captain Auston Matthews this afternoon and announced <a href='https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2024/11/maple-leafs-place-auston-matthews-on-ir-activate-connor-dewar.html' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>he's been placed on injured reserve</a>. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/leafspr/status/1854977329686065399'> </a></blockquote></div> Therefore, he'll miss Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens. Earlier this week, Matthews had been considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He sat out the Maple Leafs' 4-0 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Head coach Craig <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/auston-matthews-status-officially-announced-by-the-leafs-for-tonight-game-against-detroit' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Berube confirmed he'll also miss Friday's home game versus the Detroit Red Wings</a>. The star center, who has also dealt with shoulder and wrist injuries has five goals and 11 points in 13 games this season. He last played on Sunday in a 2-1 overtime loss on the road to the Minnesota Wild, notching an assist while skating 22:18. Berube said earlier this week that Matthews isn't dealing with any new issues with his wrist and corroborated that <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/more-horrible-news-emerges-regarding-maple-leafs-captain-auston-matthews' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the superstar didn't touch the ice at all on Thursday</a>. Matthews, a three-time Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy winner, paced the NHL with 69 goals during the 2023-24 season, the highest single-season output in over 30 years. Picked first overall in 2016, Matthews has put up 373 goals and 287 assists for 660 points in 575 regular-season games. The 27-year-old former Hart Trophy winner has added 48 points, including 23 goals and 25 helpers, in 55 playoff appearances. Tuesday also marked Leafs forward Max Domi centering the top line with Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies as Toronto moved their regular-season record without Matthews to an impressive 36-19-2.