This is no secret: the hockey world is astounded by Auston Matthews.
They knew he was going to be good, great even. They just didn’t know it would happen this rapidly, this remarkably.
“I thought he would get 20 goals and 50 points as a rookie, so you can say I’m right, because he’s got 20 goals and 50 points” said TSN hockey analyst Ray Ferraro. “Except I’m 10 goals short and 10 points short and there’s still about 20 games to go.
“I’ve known about Auston for a long time and I saw video of him the couple of years because my brother-in-law (Don Granato) coached him at the U.