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Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is one of the NHL's best goal scorers, but he hasn’t played like it lately. In 10 career second-round Stanley Cup Playoff games, he has yet to score a goal.
Leafs fans expect more from their captain, especially with the team now trailing the Florida Panthers 3-2 in the series after winning the first two games.
Game 6 is on Friday night in Sunrise, and the Leafs took the ice for morning skate before facing elimination. At one point during the morning skate, Toronto head coach Craig Berube stepped away from the group to talk to Matthews alone.
As they chatted, TSN’s Mark Masters captured a video of the two, showing what appeared to be an animated Berube.
Fans were quick to react to the video, pointing out that it didn't just look like a regular conversation.
"Looks hostile," one fan said.
"Looks contentious," another wrote.
"Damn. This actually doesn’t look like a good convo ….," added another.
"Good. Looks like he’s giving it to him," one wrote.
"This is some real bad body language," said a fan.
"Matthew’s body language seems like he doesn’t give a (expletive)," a fan added.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) carries the puck against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena.John E. Sokolowski
Matthews has three assists in the series, two of which came in Game 3.
Berube’s comments after Game 4 suggested he wasn’t too concerned about Matthews' play — but that may have changed.
"He's out there killing penalties, he's going against top lines, he's checking, he's working, he's competing — a lot of good stuff," Berube said earlier in the week. "We'd like him to score and so would he. It's not easy to score in a playoffs … I'm not overly worried."
Game 6 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
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Leafs fans expect more from their captain, especially with the team now trailing the Florida Panthers 3-2 in the series after winning the first two games.
Game 6 is on Friday night in Sunrise, and the Leafs took the ice for morning skate before facing elimination. At one point during the morning skate, Toronto head coach Craig Berube stepped away from the group to talk to Matthews alone.
As they chatted, TSN’s Mark Masters captured a video of the two, showing what appeared to be an animated Berube.
Fans were quick to react to the video, pointing out that it didn't just look like a regular conversation.
"Looks hostile," one fan said.
"Looks contentious," another wrote.
"Damn. This actually doesn’t look like a good convo ….," added another.
"Good. Looks like he’s giving it to him," one wrote.
"This is some real bad body language," said a fan.
"Matthew’s body language seems like he doesn’t give a (expletive)," a fan added.
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) carries the puck against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena.John E. Sokolowski
Matthews has three assists in the series, two of which came in Game 3.
Berube’s comments after Game 4 suggested he wasn’t too concerned about Matthews' play — but that may have changed.
"He's out there killing penalties, he's going against top lines, he's checking, he's working, he's competing — a lot of good stuff," Berube said earlier in the week. "We'd like him to score and so would he. It's not easy to score in a playoffs … I'm not overly worried."
Game 6 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
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