John Tavares communicated with teammates right after horrific incident

Will this motivate the Leafs to win the series?

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John Tavares communicated with teammates right after horrific incident
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So much has been said on Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares’ horrific injury, but we will take all of the good news there is. 

As you know, Tavares was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a collision early in the first-round playoff matchup with the Montreal Canadiens. It was a freak accident: Tavares bumped into Habs defenseman Ben Chariot, fell to the ice where he was defenseless and hit by forward Corey Perry’s knee. Trainers and doctors from both teams rushed to the ice and attended to the veteran forward before he was taken away. The game was halted for several minutes. A game which the Canadiens won to take the 1-0 lead in the series. 

Tavares was thoroughly examined and assessed by a neurosurgical team at St. Michaels Hospital and the club’s medical director. It sounds like the results of this assessment was positive enough to get Tavares back home with his loved ones. But he will  remain out indefinitely. 

While fans got the update on Friday morning, Tavares wanted to make sure his teammates were informed on his condition as soon as possible. Auston Matthews revealed on Friday that’s why Tavares sent all of his teammates a note on his condition last night. 

“He texted us last night and said he was feeling better … There are some things bigger than hockey,” said Matthews. 

Morgan Rielly spoke with Tavares this morning, who gave his defenseman some great motivation.

“He wants nothing more than for us to win.”


The Canadiens and Maple Leafs will face off for the second game of this first-round series on Saturday night, at the ScotiaBank Centre. 

We wonder if the Maple Leafs will come out with even more fight and energy to even up the series. 

Source: Twitter