The Maple Leafs have a Matthew Tkachuk problem

Before the 2016 NHL draft, Matthew Tkachuk was asked by an executive where he ranked himself among the top prospects. And after Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Tuesday night, you can be certain the Maple Leafs know, too. The style of play Tkachuk has built for himself started from his first memory of watching his dad come home from a hard-fought NHL game. Keith Tkachuk often talks about getting phone calls after midnight from Matthew while he played junior for the London Knights in the OHL. The Leafs have a Selke finalist and last year’s Hart Trophy winner capable of outplaying Tkachuk.