Auston Matthews is now the no-doubt, debate-free best player in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs. With all due respect to Mats Sundin and Dave Keon, Auston Matthews is the only player in franchise history worthy of being mentioned with the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you would know that Auston Matthews set the record for most goals scored by an NHL player in a single season since the start of the salary cap era for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.
broke Alex Ovechkin's record of 65, which he set in the 2007-2008 season, by scoring 69 goals this season.
Matthews was the only player in the NHL to crack the 60-goal mark and led the league in goals scored by 12.
In doing so, Matthews locked up his third Rocket Richard Trophy and should also receive votes to win the Hart and Selke Trophies. Yesterday he was nominated for the Lady Byng Trophy.
This historic season is going to be one that will be remember for years to come, let's look back on Matthews top three memorable moments from the 2023-2024 NHL regular season.