'Special moment' for Matthews The magnitude of the moment on Sunday night won’t be lost on Auston Matthews. With that in mind, Matthews believes the World Cup will help him for the assignment that Toronto hockey fans most want him to succeed. But for now — and at least the next week — Auston Matthews is Todd McLellan’s baby. “He’s very skilled,” Leafs and Team North America defenceman Morgan Rielly said during the World Cup of Hockey media day at the Air Canada Centre. But as the youngest player in the tournament (Matthews turns 19 on Saturday), he has already shown teammates, his coaching staff and opponents even more of what lies ahead.

Source: National Post September 16, 2016 15:11 UTC