{"id":479006,"date":"2026-03-01T13:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/479006\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T13:59:12","slug":"auston-matthews-calls-maple-leafs-embarrassing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/479006\/","title":{"rendered":"Auston Matthews Calls Maple Leafs ‘Embarrassing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are a mess and their captain Auston Matthews isn’t shying away from it.<\/p>\n

Matthews spoke to reporters after the team’s loss to the rival Ottawa Senators Saturday night, and called out his team for their pride in their play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I thought we started better. We just kind of lost it there. Just really disconnected throughout all three zones. Just bad. Just fairly embarrassing, to be honest with you. We need to have more pride in our play, no matter where we\u2019re at, no matter what the situation is. We didn\u2019t have that tonight.<\/p>\n

The Leafs moved to 27-24-9 on the season, and now are creeping lower in the Eastern Conference standings, and GM Brad Treliving is ready to sell. They’ve gone 0-3-0 out of the Olympic break and it feels like this is certainly rock bottom.<\/p>\n

\u201cA good first five minutes, I thought,\u201d stated defenceman\u00a0Jake McCabe<\/a> after the 5-2 shellacking from the visiting Sens. \u201cWe get the first goal, which we\u2019ve been searching for. And then s*** the bed after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Maple Leafs are in trade talks to move on several of their players, including Max Domi, Brandon Carlo, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and potentially Morgan Rielly, Contract talks have heated up around Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann, as it appears extensions are coming for both forwards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Nobody\u2019s quitting, everybody wants to fight for a playoff spot,\u201d stated William Nylander. \u201cIt\u2019s just, we\u2019ve got to figure it out. \u2026 It\u2019s still not impossible, but we\u2019ve got to play a lot better hockey if we want to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Leafs take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, and if things don’t go as planned, don’t be surprised to see the team booed off the ice at Scotiabank Arena by Leafs Nation.<\/p>\n

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