Ice Chips: Matthews, Muzzin on ice ahead of Leafs' optional

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Injured Maple Leafs Auston Matthews and Jake Muzzin were on the ice ahead of the team's optional skate prior to their game against the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday night.

Auston Matthews on the ice ahead of Leafs optional skate pic.twitter.com/c6eVxIoUY8

Jake Muzzin, who has missed the last two games, also on the ice ahead of Leafs skate pic.twitter.com/9TUhkEKXhn

Matthews missed Sunday's game against the New York Islanders with an undisclosed injury.

"It's just not worth him having to play through anything, as minor as it might've been," head coach Sheldon Keefe said Sunday of Matthews. "We got to be smart with those kind of things. If it was a playoff game, he's probably playing."

Muzzin has missed Toronto's previous two game since and has played in just four contests since late February. 

Ondrej Kase also skated before Tuesday's session in a red no-contact sweater. As TSN's Mark Masters points out, this is the first time Kase has been seen on the ice with teammates since his concussion about one month ago.

Ondrej Kase wearing a