Picture this, the year is 2024, another season has come and gone. The Toronto Maple Leafs still have Auston Matthews with them until free-agency comes about. The Arizona Coyotes are still an NHL franchise and as we all know, Matthews is from Scottsdale, Arizona and he grew up cheering for the Coyotes.
Before I go on, let’s back track to this past off-season. John Tavares, the captain of the New York Islanders, became an unrestricted free agent. Once he could, he met with a few different teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs being one of them.