MONTREAL, Quebec -- There he was, the next face of the Toronto Maple Leafs, standing and answering questions in the Montreal Canadiens' home dressing room underneath the black-and-white photos of Canadiens legends.
The photos of Hall of Famers wraps around the Montreal dressing room. Just above Auston Matthews hung pictures of all-timers Henri Richard, Gump Worsley, Yvan Cournoyer and Ken Dryden.
Yes, it's a little strange that the Maple Leafs' No. 1 pick is getting his first major exposure to the NHL world while setting up shop in the heart of the Bell Centre.