Auston Matthews Has High Praise for Two Maple Leafs Players

Auston Matthews Has High Praise for Two Maple Leafs Players

The Toronto Maple Leafs are entering one of the most important seasons in recent memory after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade. After the team’s preseason, captain Auston Matthews expressed high praise from both a depth forward and a defenceman. Auston Matthews spoke to reporters following a recent Maple Leafs practice […]

Auston Matthews skating faster than ever, Leafs GM says - Daily Faceoff

A lot of things have to go right for the Toronto Maple Leafs to get back to the playoffs this season after a bitterly disappointing 2025-26. Offseason additions such as goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and defenseman Darren Raddysh have to step right in and be difference makers. First-overall pick Gavin McKenna has to be a legitimate top-six winger as a teenager. First and foremost, however, captain and top-line center Auston Matthews has to return t…

Chayka says internal data shows Matthews is skating best he has in five years

Maple Leafs GM John Chayka talks about what he’s seen from captain Auston Matthews at camp this year, and how their internal data suggests he’s skating the best he has in last five years.