Toronto Maple Leafs - Auston Matthews (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
With the 2019-20 season officially over, Auston Matthews was three away from a 50 goal milestone. Did he also miss a legitimate chance at winning the scoring race?
The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t exactly exceed (let alone meet) expectations from this past season. The talent in their locker room is certainly far greater than their record would imply.
They struggled to be sitting in a playoff spot, never truly claiming it comfortably. Had this past campaign continued, they would have been battling to the end of it to stay there.