Posts About "Auston Matthews"
Maple Leafs & Matthews Looking for Redemption in Rematch With Bruins
April 9th, 2019 TORONTO — Leaning on his stick at the conclusion of practice, Auston Matthews did all the listening in a one-way, one-on-one exchange with Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock. "Do you think I'm going to tell you?" Matthews responded...
Tavares & Matthews: Can Centre Duo Score 50 in Same Season?
April 1st, 2019 In the history of the NHL, there have been 194 times a player has scored 50-goals in a season. The feat was achieved by 91 different players. Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky top the list; each had nine 50-goals seasons Only once have two centres on the same team scored 50 goals in the same season. It was the Los Angeles Kings in...
Matthews' First 100 Goals - What the Stats Say
February 17th, 2019 There is one major reason Mitch Marner will not end up making Auston Matthews' money on his next contract: goals. This is not a knock on Marner. He is a tremendously-gifted playmaker and can do things with the puck Matthews can't. Likewise, Matthews can do things with the puck that Marner can't. Both are invaluable to...
Grading the Maple Leafs’ Forwards
February 14th, 2019 On Dec. 5, with the season one-third completed, I offered my first set of grades for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ players. Now, with the regular season officially two-thirds completed (after 56 games), I offer my second set of grades. In this post, I will grade the team’s forwards. Between the first set of grades and this second set,...
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Agenda
February 10th, 2019 In my post yesterday, I speculated about different ways the Toronto Maple Leafs might free up needed salary cap space for next season. But there’s more on the team’s agenda than simply considering next season’s salary cap. There’s an on-going Stanley Cup run to engage this season, and there are a number of ongoing...
7 Cool Things About Auston Matthews
February 9th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs inked 21-year-old center and cornerstone Auston Matthews to a new contract on Feb. 5, a five-year, signing bonus-laden deal for $58.17 million that comes with an average annual cap hit of $11.634 million. Being the second-highest paid NHL player, behind the Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, and now being...
