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was traded to the Maple Leafs from the Los Angeles Kings, he’s seen a lot of’ game up close. However, nothing to date has compared to what the veteran defenceman witnessed from Matthews in Toronto’s 4-2 win over Buffalo on Wednesday, a two-point outing so strong on Matthews’ part that Muzzin had a hard time articulating his awe.
To correct themselves out of that free fall, the Leafs have made a collective pact to take more pride in their defensive game, evidenced by their sound play in a 3-0 loss to Nashville on Tuesday. Galvanized by their improvements, Matthews responded with his most dominant performance in weeks.registered 66 per cent possession, and the centre tallied one goal and one assist with eight high-danger scoring chances and seven shots on net.
That type of consistency has eluded many Leafs in this season’s second half, but arguably no one’s struggled harder for it than Nylander. “His edge work is extremely good, his head is always up and he sees the play extremely well,” Matthews explained of Nylander. “When he’s going through the neutral zone, he’s almost thinking a step or two ahead of the guy chasing him down or trying to take away his angle.”
“He’s ultra-competitive,” said Babcock. “We need more like him. Any time you get a player like that… you’d like two or three of them, but there’s no tree.”
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