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Top 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Moments of 2020-21 Season

By Stephen Nixon

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 13: Head coach Sheldon Keefe of the Toronto Maple Leafs watches the action late in the game against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 13, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Flames defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 13: Head coach Sheldon Keefe of the Toronto Maple Leafs watches the action late in the game against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 13, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Flames defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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CALGARY, AB – APRIL 4: (L-R) Mitch Marner #16, Auston Matthews #34 and T.J. Brodie #78 of the Toronto Maple Leafs  . (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Matthews scores 40 goals

Auston Matthews is the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs player of all-time and he’s only 23-years-old. If you don’t believe that statement is true, you’re lying to yourself.

Matthews’ ability to score goals is amazing. Whether it’s a wrist shot, slap shot, deke, back-hand, or whatever, Matthews can find the back of the net. His consistency is incredible and it’s a shock when he doesn’t score a goal.

Scoring 40 goals is a world-class season for any player. However, scoring 40 goals in 49 games is on a whole different level.

Matthews is out there playing checkers, while everyone else is playing chess. If it wasn’t for Connor McDavid scoring 100 points in a shortened season, Matthews would be running away with the Hart Trophy, as the MVP of the league.

If you’re not appreciating what Matthews is doing every night, you need to now. Similar to Lebron James, Michael Jordan or Wayne Gretzky, Matthews is part of that exclusive list of must-watch athletes and is just getting started.

Scoring 40 goals in 49 games is something that may never happen in Leafs history, so it was clearly one of the best moments of the seasons, right behind this one…

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