Matthews Still Not Locked In, And Leafs Fans Know The Drill

The Leafs are not exactly operating from a position of comfort if Auston Matthews is still not fully committed to the long view. That kind of uncertainty is the sort of thing that keeps a team’s offseason from ever feeling complete, no matter how many other boxes it checks. Toronto has lived through enough star-driven drama to know that one unresolved question can color everything else around it.