The Toronto Maple Leafs are confident they have a clear understanding of Auston Matthews' current condition and what's to come in the near future. In the first season of a 4-year contract that made him the most expensive player in the NHL,

It was clear before Craig Berube revealed Matthews was still “fighting through” something that not all was right with the Leafs captain.

Despite their misleading 7-4-0 record without Auston Matthews in the lineup, the Maple Leafs have struggled immensely in his absences.

In what Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Bowen called “one of the proudest days of my life,” the long-time voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs gave up his play-by-play microphone so his son David could call the second period of the Maple Leafs game at Scotiabank Arena on Monday with him and analyst Jim Ralph on the official radio broadcast.