Former Maple Leafs player and current NHL analyst Nick Kypreos questioned Auston Matthews' leadership after Toronto’s 6–1 Game 7 loss.

Matthews had only 33 goals and 78 points and missed 15 games due to the injury this year after posting 69 goals and 107 points the season prior. He had three goals and 11 points in 13 playoff games.

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews admitted he played through an injury since training camp but is confident he will be completely healthy in time for the 2025-26 season. "Definitely a tough year ...

Matthews has recorded 649 points (368 goals, 281 assists) in 562 games since Toronto made him the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft.

Matthews gave a candid response, stating just how much he values Marner as a friend and a teammate. "Yeah, it's tough. I mean, he's a brother. He's such a good teammate, friend.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a pulse. Auston Matthews has a pulse. There will be a Game 7 in Toronto after the visiting Maple Leafs beat the Florida Panthers, 2-0, in Game 6.

Matthews, in his first season as Leafs captain, had two shots and finished minus-2 in Sunday’s 6–1 Game 7 home loss to the Panthers. "I'm watching this last night, and—see, for me, Auston ...

No member of Toronto’s Core Four—Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares—was able to score a point in Game 7. Related: Auston Matthews Calls Out Maple Leafs 'Passengers ...