Former Maple Leafs player and current Sportsnet analyst Nick Kypreos is questioning Matthews' fit for the captain role, one Matthews inherited at the start of the 2024-25 season. Speaking on Sportsnet's “Real Kyper and Bourne,” Kypreos said Matthews' talent isn’t in question, but his leadership ability should be.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs, in some ways, are just like the vast majority of NHL teams. “There’s 31 teams that go home very disappointed and we’re one of them,” Toronto captain Auston Matthews said after the Leafs’ season came to an end on Sunday night. In so many other ways, though, the Leafs have found ways to be anything but a normal NHL team.