Maple Leafs roster revealed against the Montreal Canadiens: Auston Matthews will not play

With just a few minutes remaining in the team's practice, Leafs captain Auston Matthews had to leave due to an upper-body injury yesterday, which alarmed many of the team's supporters as the season approaches.

Although Matthews' injury is "nothing serious," according to head coach Craig Berube during a press conference, it appears that they are taking steps to ensure he is healthy for the opening game of the regular season.

Although he participated in the morning skate today, he is not listed in the starting lineup for the Montreal Canadiens game tonight.

Fans of the Leafs should not worry-there will be other intriguing players at Scotiabank Arena tonight!

Notable forwards in uniform will be Mitch Marner, Matthew Knies, William Nylander, and Max Pacioretty. With Simon Benoit, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Chris Tanev, Morgan Rielly, Timothy Liljegren, and Jake McCabe slated to defend against the Habs, it could be the blue line's first look at the team in the regular season.

After a challenging debut against the Senators last Sunday, Matt Murray should get the start in the net. At the end of the game, his save percentage was.727, having only stopped eight of the eleven shots he faced.

After a challenging game against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, prospect Easton Cowan will try to recover and lead the team to its first preseason victory under Craig Berube. With Mitch Marner and Max Domi on a line alongside him-two excellent playmakers who might inspire Cowan to have his best preseason performance yet-he will be in a great position to do so.

The Leafs can win this evening even without Matthews. On paper, Toronto ought to have the best team on the ice, even though the Montreal Canadiens haven't revealed their roster yet.