It was thought at the time, and has since been confirmed, that Matthews is the best player the Toronto Maple Leafs have ever drafted.
There are high odds that when all is said and done, he’ll pass Mats Sundin as the best player in franchise history.
Matthews has missed significant parts of the last two seasons, and since Mitch Marner scored 94 points last year, some people – including Marner’s agent – seem to think that Marner might be better.
But that is a scientific impossibility.
Allow me to explain:
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs
Because Matthew’s missed 34 games over the past two seasons (which is roughly one out of every five games, or 20%) people seem to have forgotten how amazing he actually is.