NHL Analysts Call Out Auston Matthews as Leafs' Top Line Struggles to Cope without Mitch Marner: "He's Got to Be Better"

NHL analysts call out Auston Matthews as Leafs' top line struggles to cope without Mitch Marner: "He's got to be better"

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ top line, centered by captain Auston Matthews, is struggling early in the 2025-26 season.

The Maple Leafs are quietly searching for clues in the shadow of the Blue Jays

The Auston Matthews line has been high on the list of underachievers early in the NHL season.

Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs are quietly searching for clues in the shadow of the Blue Jays

The Auston Matthews line has been high on the list of underachievers early in the NHL season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs Are Going Through an Identity Crisis

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a slow start. They are 3-3-1 to begin the year after falling to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night by a score of 5-3. This is a different Maple Leafs team than in years past, which shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. Toronto is missing a highly skilled player in Mitch Marner. It is hard to replace a 100-point player like Marner, who played all three phases of the game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not to me…