Auston Matthews is an elite NHL player. Can he lead the Toronto Maple Leafs on a long Stanley Cup run this season?

"Both are (were) centers," said Maple Leafs historian Kevin Shea, "and both are (were) big, athletic men who played the game with a skill that elevated them to the upper reaches of the NHL during ...

And tomorrow is a big game.” As painful as it was, losing in Game 7 of a Stanley Cup Final is an experience Matthews must be jealous of, on some level, because accomplishing it would mean his ...

More matchups on the international stage, and perhaps even a Stanley Cup Final one day, will only stoke their on-ice rivalry. Though they may look different — Matthews, the more fashion-forward ...

As for Matthews and the Maple Leafs, they are in position to make the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they lead the Atlantic division with a 38-20-3 record (79 points) despite a 3-2 loss to the San ...

Key players like Auston Matthews emphasize accountability and ... Toronto Maple Leafs are deep in the playoff chase for the Stanley Cup, but given their recent string of misfortune, their momentum ...

Matthews has scored more goals than any other ... You're not just going to show up in the National Hockey League and end up in the Stanley Cup final. You gotta go through some things.

But at the end of the day, the Leafs won’t win anything without Matthews being more than great. You need your Barkovs to be Barkovs and your Kucherovs to be Kucherovs in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The ...