Maple Leaf Zach Hyman provides an update live from his hospital bed!

It was obvious that something was up with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman during the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The notoriously gritty Maple Leafs forward was continuously absent from practice during Toronto's opening series from practice but it was not until that series was over that we learned just how serious things were for Hyman.

Earlier this week the Maple Leafs revealed that Hyman had, unbelievably, been pushing through a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. To put things into context when a player suffers an injury of this nature during the regular season, we call it a season ending injury, but somehow Hyman was able to soldier through something that significant and keep playing. Unsurprisingly this has only served to endear him even more to a Maple Leafs fan base that already had a great deal of appreciation for him, and Hyman is not quite done winning fans over just yet.

As was revealed when the Maple Leafs announced the details of his injury, Hyman was schedule to undergo a surgical procedure today to repair the damage in his knee. Well that is exactly what he did today and although it likely was a pretty rough day for the young forward he is still planning on getting right back to work for his fans and for his team. Literally just moments after his surgery Hyman took to social media to let fans know that everything had gone smoothly with his surgery and announced his intention to start his recovery on the very same day he had the procedure done. 

"Surgery went well! Day 1 of recovery starts now. I’ll be back on my feet in no time! Thanks for all the support," wrote Hyman on Monday.

The best part of the message from Hyman however was the picture he included of himself on his hospital bed, again just moments after his surgery. The Leafs forward was smiling from ear to ear and holding 2 thumbs up for the person snapping the photo, indicating that he remains in excellent spirits in spite of the major setback. 

We wish him a full and speedy recovery, he is expected to be out 6 months as a result of this surgery.