Justin Bourne

Connor McDavid fired a salvo in Edmonton.

So it's not just Canadian players or American players wanting to go back to the States.

I think the Quinn Hughes model has kind of shown that certain players have said, I signed up for a certain thing.

And Auston Matthews has extended here twice.

And I've never questioned his commitment to Toronto.

The Olympic thing was weird timing, weird political stuff going on.

I don't know.

And also, you know, Leaf fans didn't sign up for this.

And Austin Matthews did not sign up for this.

So you got to meet it head on.

And he may look at what Quinn Hughes did.

And so I felt very good before this season.

There's a chance Austin Matthews would end his career here and be the greatest Leaf ever statistically.

And now, not so sure like everybody else, but let's find out what it gives.

It's unfortunate.

He and Mitch Marner and William Nylander gave us, what, nine years of phenomenal regular season, blips of a little bit minimal playoff success.

But, you know, it seems like that ship has sailed, and maybe Austin Matthews is catching the next ship.

Oh, appreciate it.

Passion.

That's what they got.