No person Really Knows What Auston Matthews Future Holds for the Maple Leafs
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period joined Steve Kouleas and Carter Hutton on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio on Wednesday. He was asked about Auston Matthews and his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs and if he played his final game with the club.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
Steve Kouleas: “okay, I’m sure you heard the rumor that went around yesterday (Tuesday). I don’t know if you wish to comment on it. That related to Auston Matthews. What’s the plan, and where do you might have on the Dave Pagnotta, Mike Richter scale, kind of than 50/50 that Matthews can have already played his last game as a Maple Leaf?”
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Dave Pagnotta: “Well, I mean, I, because I haven’t talked to him or anybody in that circle about his future yet, I’m going to simply cop out and provide you with that fifty/50, but I don’t know which way it’s going to lean just yet. I do know that, prior to all of the hoopla, prior to the injury and every little thing like that, he does prefer it in Toronto. So much genuinely.
And would he like to win in Toronto? Absolutely. I feel he needs to know, identical to the identical situation with Connor McDavid in Edmonton, before he locked in. Although they each could have two years left on their contract after the season, Connor’s extension kicks in July 1st. But Auston’s going to need to know, identical to one other player in his position, a star in his position, he’s going to need to know what the plan is.
It’s been a stinker of a season for Toronto. They pulled one out . We’ll see what happens. It’s going to be a very exciting game against the Rangers , I’m sure. But he’s going to need to know, what’s the direction of this team? Where are we going? We’ve been trying this yr after yr. It’s not working, ?
Yeah, that is going to be Treliving’s final years. He’s getting into his contract as GM for next season. Is he the guy, A? B, if he’s, what’s the plan, or whoever it’s, what’s the plan, and are we going back into contention, or are we going to stumble a little bit bit here before we begin to get back to that level? And that’s something that absolutely and clearly Auston Matthews goes to need to know the answers to; they’ll have those conversations soon enough.
After which we’ll have a reasonably higher, or a reasonably good indicator, a greater indicator, anyway, as to where that fifty/50 sways? Is it 70-25? Is it going to be 100 that he stayed? Is it like, what we’ll know that probably I’d imagine by the top of April, if not much sooner. But those are like, anybody in his position, he was going to need to know where things are going to go together with this club. I can inform you, the Leafs are going to be making some interesting moves this summer. Are going to attempt to anyway.
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They need to gear up and return to the playoffs next season. They need to ensure that that this team can, that is just an anomaly this yr, and that they’ll right the ship, just like Winnipeg within the Western Conference.
So we’ll see type of how the remaining of their season goes, and what the messaging becomes after this season. Is Treliving back? Is Chief (Craig Berube) back? If not, where’s the direction of this club? We won’t know that. Once we all know that, we’ll have a greater indicator of what the direction is for Auston Matthews as well.”
NHLRumors.com Note: Everyone wants answers in Toronto about Auston Matthews and his future withe Maple Leafs. There may be a reports which have said he’s played his final game, and could possibly be headed to Anaheim, Los Angeles, or Utah. Only Matthews knows. It will be a waiting game, and other people just should be patient. That is going to be a process. The talk won’t go away until a call is made, by some means.
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