Maple Leafs stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner under 'pressure' as analyst predicts high-stakes playoff implications

Rough-and-tumble history of the Battle of Ontario gets reset as Toronto, Ottawa meet in playoffs

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares remembers watching as a young hockey player dreaming of the big stage. Auston Matthews has seen the highlights and heard the stories. The run-through-a-wall passion. The crackling atmosphere. The tension and drama.

Maple Leafs stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner under 'pressure' as analyst predicts high-stakes playoff implications

TSN hockey analyst Craig Button believes that Toronto Maple Leafs stars Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are facing significant pressure heading into the first round of the playoffs.

Maple Leafs’ ‘different’ approach could help reverse playoff fortunes

Experts weigh chances of deep run amid usual pressure entering 1st round against Senators

Are Maple Leafs' roster changes enough to avoid another disappointing exit? - Video

The Maple Leafs won the division for the first time in the Auston Matthews era and big changes on defence and in goal definitely helped. But will those changes be enough to help Toronto avoid another first-round playoff exit? How different is it for this team to have Stanley Cup winner Craig Berube guiding them rather than Sheldon Keefe? Craig Button joins TH to discuss.

Brad Treliving reflects on Auston Matthews' season ahead of the playoffs: "His goal-scoring may be down, but I think his overall game is as good as I've ever seen it"

Ahead of the opening round of the playoffs, GM Brad Treliving discussed the first-round matchup against the Senators, his team’s strong play down the stretch, the individual seasons of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, the team’s goaltending, and the expectations for the playoffs. How does it feel to be a part of the playoff Battle […]