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Toronto Maple Leafs: Monday Mailbag, Auston Matthews

By Andrew Boehmer |
Apr 13, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) skates with the puck as Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) defends in the second period in game one of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 13, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) skates with the puck as Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) defends in the second period in game one of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

It’s Monday, which means it’s time to sit down and have your Toronto Maple Leafs questions of the week answered.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have more than kept up with the Washington Capitals in the first round, exceeding many expectations. They will continue their quest for the Stanley Cup Monday night in Toronto.

For now, it’s time to get away from playoff hockey and enjoy the mailbag.

I received a lot of great questions this week, but I wanted to focus in on the Auston Matthews ones. Don’t worry, I’ll be getting to the other questions next week.

Don’t worry, I’ll be getting to the other questions next week.

Auston Matthews and His Future

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Question: What do Matthews next 10-15 years look like in the NHL?

Answer: This is a hard question to answer.

He came right out of the gate as a rookie smashing records and playing a complete two-way game. If he continues to trend in that same direction, I would say he will have a fantastic career.

There’s no real way to pinpoint an answer here. The best I can say is that if this kid continues to develop his game and get better, he will be one of the greatest American-born NHL players of all time.

He couldn’t have had that much better of a start to his career, so if we’re basing an answer off of that, I’d say he’s doing just fine.

Pressure to Go South

Question: Is there any pressure for Matthews to move to an American club?

Answer: Not really?

I’m sure Matthews would love to hoist the Cup in Arizona, but I don’t think that he would want to leave the Leafs organization.

Yes, he’s an American, but winning the Cup is winning the Cup. There’s more incentive to win in Toronto because of the lingering drought, so I wouldn’t put too much thought on him wanting to head Stateside anytime soon.

He knows what the Leafs future holds and I’m sure he wants to be apart of it. In my opinion, leading the charge through all of this.

Thanks and Next Week

Many thanks to all the questions that came in this past week. Special thanks to Timothy Bator for the great Matthews questions selected for this week’s mailbag.

Like I said, I received a lot of questions, which is awesome. I’ll do my best to get to each of them.

Please keep sending them in and I look forward to next our next mailbag on Monday, April 24th. So, send in your questions to me via Twitter, @acboehmer, or by email, acboehmer@liberty.edu.

Looking forward to more questions, remember to have them on by Monday at noon.

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