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Top 5 Toronto Maple Leafs Storylines of the 2021 NHL Season

By Stephen Nixon

EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 14: Morgan Rielly #44 and William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Rogers Place on December 14, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 14: Morgan Rielly #44 and William Nylander #88 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the third period at Rogers Place on December 14, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) /
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Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews
TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 16: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs  .(Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

1. Auston Matthews Chases 50 Goals in 50 Games

Auston Matthews ultimately finished with 41 goals in 52 games last year, but there was a legitimate discussion around him scoring “50 goals in 50 games.”

Matthews scored 18 goals in his first 19 games was lighting up the division. Since Matthews was going to be continuing to play against the same six teams for the entire season, it actually seemed possible that he could score in almost every single game he played against.

Ever since he got drafted, everybody knew how powerful and surprising his wrist shot was. His ability to disguise his stick and angle it was something we’d never seen and that scared goaltenders across the league.

However, during the 2020-21 season, he worked on his slap-shot and made that a part of his repertoire, which made him even more dangerous.

With an ability to score in every possible way, Matthews showed that he’s the best pure-goal scorer in the NHL and eventually won the Rocket Richard Trophy, as a result.

He may not have scored 50 goals in 50 games, but it was a very hot-topic discussion throughout the season.

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