Overview
- Speaking Thursday, Matthews said he "can't predict the future" and left his role up to the leadership the team plans to hire.
- He has two years left on a four-year, $53 million deal, which keeps extension, free agency, or a trade as possible paths that remain unconfirmed.
- Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment fired general manager Brad Treliving last month and hired PBI Sports to vet data-focused candidates for new leadership.
- Toronto missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016–17, sharpening the choice between a short retool and a longer rebuild that could affect whether core players stay.
- Matthews is rehabbing a torn MCL from mid-March and told reporters he expects to be ready for training camp.