When Auston Matthews’s chiropractor talks too much

In 2021–22, Auston Matthews scored 60 goals in the regular season.
Two years later, he did even better: 69 goals.
Since then, however, things have been tougher for the Maple Leafs forward. He scored 33 goals in 2024–25, then just 27 in 2025–26. And he missed about 40 games during that span…
In November 2024, Matthews went to see a doctor in Germany who specializes in back pain. We've known ever since that Matthews has a sensitive back, though he hasn't had surgery to cor