During his update, Friedman noted there was no chance of Matthews being moved at the recent trade deadline, but he said that at the end of the season, the Leafs and Matthews are going to "sit down and have a conversation." He added that discussion between the team and player may not happen right at the end of the year, but each might "wait and see how everything unfolds."
This season, it's been No B.S. The only member of the New York Rangers who adhered to the latter motto in the club's 3-2 road loss to the Utah Mammoth on Saturday night was goaltender Jonathan Quick. Quick turned aside 31 of the 34 shots he faced, ending with a .912 save percentage. And the three goals that evaded him were hardly his fault. All came off either a broken play or a giveaway, more indicative of disjointed team play.
There's been a feeling of the Falcons hitting rock bottom continually since 2019. It started with a 1-7 start that season, followed by losing the first five games in 2020, leading to the firings of Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff. While 2021 was a rebuilding year, the season opener at home against Philadelphia ended in a 32-6 defeat. That's not how you want to start a new era with Arthur Smith.
