While players are still battling for roster spots, Auston Matthews is on a different route, proving to the Toronto Maple Leafs, why he’s worth the money they signed him for.
Every player goes into the off-season with qualities that they want to improve on as a player, whether that be skating, their shot or gaining muscle. For Matthews, it could be, just staying healthy.
Over the past three years in the NHL, the 22-year-old has missed 34 games (I didn’t make that up). Over that span, Matthews could’ve put up record numbers.