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Elliotte Friedman reveals latest trade news on Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to stumble.
Unlike his predecessor as captain, John Tavares, Matthews isn’t often seated at his dressing room stall when media enter, making more formal or informal conversations difficult. And if he has spoken to the group the day before a game, for instance, Matthews sometimes isn’t made available to speak again the following morning.
Auston Matthews reacts as the Maple Leafs slide.
But there's an update on where Auston Matthews wants to play in his NHL future after spending his entire tenure in the league so far with one team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman,
With the Maple Leafs' season going off the rail, Doug MacLean cautions against blowing up the roster and trading Auston Matthews.
The Maple Leafs (24-21-9) sat last in the Atlantic Division going into Saturday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, and entered the contest on an NHL-worst six-game losing streak. "Everybody sees the standings," said Friedman. "Everybody sees that the Maple Leafs are in a position they didn't expect to be in."
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews breaks silence on trade rumors originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Things certainly aren't going well for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In the short term, Matthews will need to continue doing much of the heavy lifting offensively to get the Leafs back into a playoff position.
Auston Matthews has now reached a scoring level whereby he can be listed with those revered heroes of yesteryear. The Maple Leafs captain passed Sundin with the 421st goal of his career in a Toronto uniform at 17:19 of the second period of a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Jan. 3.
Auston Matthews continues to climb the ladder of all-time Maple Leafs greats despite their loss to the Wild.
Former Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Jay Rosehill recently criticized Leafs captain Auston Matthews, targeting what he sees as a perceived lack of leadership qualities.