Auston Matthews is facing a significant recovery process after suffering a serious knee injury following a collision with Radko Gudas, raising concerns about his availability and long-term health.

Auston Matthews had knee surgery on Thursday, and the Toronto Maple Leafs center has an expected recovery time of 12 weeks. Matthews sustained a grade 3 MCL tear and quad contusion in his left leg in a knee-on-knee collision with defenseman Radko Gudas in a 6-4 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Scotiabank Arena on March 12 and the team announced two days later that he would have season-ending surgery.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews suffered a knee-to-knee hit from Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas during Thursday's game.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday night against Anaheim after a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas. Trying to make a move around Gudas in the slot in the

Sure, the Leafs eventually woke up. The problem is, this has happened before, and there's no clear solution in sight.

The fallout from the Toronto Maple Leafs lack of response to captain Auston Matthews getting his MCL torn by Radko Gudas continues as it’s still a hot

The Toronto Maple Leafs are showing fight. Just maybe a little too late and for the wrong guy. Days after Auston Matthews was taken out by a controversial knee from Anaheim Ducks’ Radko Gudas, with little to no immediate response from his teammates,