He was the second player in franchise history to be selected first overall and the first since Wendel Clark in 1985.
On and off the ice, despite not having a letter on his jersey, Matthews is a leader for the Toronto Maple Leafs and leads by example by not taking dumb penalties and holding himself in a professional manner in interviews.
The 21-year-old centre just completed his third and best season in the NHL. With 73 points in 68 games, despite having to deal with alternating linemates, Matthews was easily the best Leaf this season.
Okay, maybe not easily because Mitch Marner did have a really good season.