auth ier ▁was ▁subsequently ▁re called ▁period ically ▁throughout ▁the ▁season ▁but ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Mar lies ▁during ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Cal der ▁Cup ▁play offs ▁run . ▁While ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁second - round ▁against ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁Cr unch , ▁G auth ier ▁suffered ▁an ▁av ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁ham string ▁injury ▁which ▁required ▁surg ery , ▁ending ▁his ▁season . ▁Although ▁his ▁project ed ▁recovery ▁time ▁was ▁six ▁months , ▁he ▁was ▁back ▁sk ating ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁months . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁surg ery , ▁G auth ier ▁lost ▁some ▁ham string ▁mus cles ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁bit ▁shorter . ▁ ▁G auth ier ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁training ▁camp ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Mar lies . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁G auth ier ▁was ▁called - up ▁to ▁the ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Light ning , ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁loss . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁A HL ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 ▁after ▁playing ▁five ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁continue ▁playing ▁hockey ▁while ▁the ▁Le af s ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁by e ▁week . ▁G auth ier ▁and ▁fellow ▁Mar lies ▁player ▁Tra vis ▁D erm ott ▁were