Auston Matthews didn’t just lead the Toronto Maple Leafs on the ice in their 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames while making franchise history —he set the tone before the puck even dropped. Head coach Craig Berube revealed after Tuesday’s practice that Matthews addressed his teammates in the locker room, demanding a better effort from the group.

Winning the Atlantic Division would be great, but it’s not the centre of attention for Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving. Nor should it be for his players. That was Treliving’s line of thinking in an interview on Tuesday with Gino Reda of TSN at the National Hockey League GMs meetings in Florida.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews recently shared his answer to a fun question in an interview with Johnny Lazarus.