Auston Matthews Is the Toronto Maple Leafs All-Time Best Player

The Leafs star center is on his way to obliterating numerous records for an original-six, storied franchise. Postseason results aside, his projected numbers leave no doubt about his status as the greatest player in team history.

Apr 24, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) get set for a face-off against the Boston Bruins in game three of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports / John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

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Matthews is Re-Writing the Leafs Record Book

Matthews already ranks third on the Maple Leafs all-time goal-scoring list with 368 goals, trailing only Darryl Sittler (389) and Sundin (420). He sits sixth on the all-time points list with 649.

Should Matthews have his average NHL season this year and score 54 goals, he would overtake Sundin atop the all-time goals list.

The biggest difference is that Matthews would have taken over 300 fewer games to achieve it.

Sundin played in a tighter-checking, lower-scoring NHL, but what Matthews has accomplished is remarkable.

Two more of his average point seasons and Matthews will be in Keon territory on the all-time Leafs list. Matthews' contract runs through the 2027-2028 season.

By the end of it, he should surpass Sundin's franchise mark for total points.

All this has been achieved before his 27th birthday. There are plenty of productive years still to come.

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