Auston Matthews’ potential desire to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs appears to be settled for now. The team’s new leadership group held its first extended conversation with the captain last week via a lengthy Zoom call. General manager John Chayka and senior advisor Mats Sundin spoke with Matthews, and early indications were positive. Feedback from the meeting was that nothing raised alarms or concerns. Matthews indicated he wants to win in Toronto and reiterated that message. The meeting was originally planned in person in Arizona but shifted to Zoom due to scheduling issues and offseason recovery. The outcome suggests Matthews is preparing to return to training camp with the goal of winning for Toronto.
"“I checked with as many people as I could, and I was told that, right now, things are in a good place. There are still more decisions that have to be made here, but for the first lengthy meeting they had, I was told there was nothing that raised any alarms or raised any concerns, and right now things are in a good place between Matthews and the organization,” Friedman said."
"“He has indicated that he wants to win in Toronto, and I believe that is the message that he has reiterated, and that is what the organization is going with.”"
"“The Maple Leafs' new leadership group had its first extended conversation with the captain last week. General manager John Chayka and senior advisor Mats Sundin spoke with Matthews over a lengthy Zoom call, and early indications coming out of it are ‘positive.’”"
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