Maple Leafs' latest Auston Matthews update is a comforting one
Toronto still has a big offseason ahead.
Maple Leafs' latest Auston Matthews update is a comforting one originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There won't be one magic moment that totally eliminates Auston Matthews trade rumors from the scope of this Toronto Maple Leafs offseason.
But in general, the news that continues to emerge about Matthews continues to suggest he isn't in a hurry to go anywhere. The latest update came from TSN's Darren Dreger on Thursday. This is what he said: "There does seem to be now a growing sense that he's more than willing of course to get there in training camp.
It's just his hope, and maybe expectation is a better word, that the team is is better. " That's been the most common theme throughout these proceedings even as varied speculation has emerged. It seems that Matthews, the Leafs' captain, doesn't really want to leave Toronto right now.
He simply wants the Maple Leafs' new leadership to approach this offseason with improvement in mind. MORE: Sabres' story of this season is about all the chapters along the way Clearly, the 2025-26 season wasn't up to Toronto's hoped-for standard, and there's a need for a bounce back in a hurry. Matthews has just two years remaining on his current contract, so it feels like a bit of a pivot point in his future.