The Leaf: Blueprint - Auston [Auston Matthews on his love for the city, his family & his teammates]

Auston Matthews discusses his love for the city, his sources of motivation, the team's energy & opportunity for continued growth.

[@canadianrage5224]

I’m a simple man. I see Auston, I click.

[@autumntaylor-andrews4201]

Same!

[@TMLCOVERAGE]

Ya

[@flowwyeditz]

same

[@arnavb.3278]

Yea I see him then getting kicked out of playoffs

[@autumntaylor-andrews4201]

@@arnavb.3278 oof

[@3tommygunns3]

Please, please, please be a Maple leaf for life 🙏

[@michaellamanna4488]

Hope so

[@User-12133]

If he leaves we can’t act like isles fans did when we got Tavares, we have more class than that

[@Me-zw6jx]

I am... #LeafsForever 💙 🤍

[@blueleafshockey4944]

I will definitely

[@arcticmonkey3]

Probably going home to Arizona.

[@HeyStripes]

I have watched the Leafs for a long time... if you have also, then you will know that we are so lucky to be witnessing this talent, Cherish it Be positive

[@andrewdinn7119]

He’s the best leaf I have ever seen and I don’t know if it’s close

[@TriceMendoza]

1000% man

[@robertchristie5672]

@@andrewdinn7119 really? how old are you?

[@jackfinlay7370]

Someone like this doesn’t come around every draft

[@andrewdinn7119]

@@robertchristie5672 who then

[@livschneiderman768]

he will go down as one of the best leafs of all time and hope he only ever plays on the leafs, he is just pure dedication and its shows off on the ice. amazing talent the guy has

[@KrillTheThrill97]

I can’t believe it’s already his 5th year in the league! Always stay a leaf Auston!!! 🙏🏻

[@autumntaylor-andrews4201]

Yes

[@sgtjohnson]

He’s gonna leave and go to Arizona

[@stevencudnoch2092]

@@sgtjohnson Only if Biebs go. They're a package.

[@TylerGalpin]

As a lifelong fan, I have never seen a Maple Leafs team that meshes this well together. There's just something different about the locker room this season, and you combine that with Auston and Mitch putting in amazing seasons...watch out.

[@rickdudley6404]

I am a Marner fan being from London and Constantly watching Mitch play But Matthews is right there with him .Matthews I pray stays a leaf long time with Mitch and get it done a couple times

[@arcticmonkey3]

Matthews with Marner ? Other way round big boy

[@leafs34]

I love all the workers getting hyped after the OT goal, that’s awesome! Gotta be such a cool job especially if you’re a fan of the team.

[@ASAPKody]

I recognized that to in the game me happy inside lol.

[@billbuffalo6755]

Literally my dream job lol

[@baseball2741]

Toronto loves you auston, keep doing your thing GLG

[@247Therocker]

I’ve been a Leaf fan as long as I can remember. I was born in the year we last won the cup. I’ve stood by this team through it all. The horrible Ballard years, the rebirth in the late 80’s and early nineties. The incredible disappointment of 92-93 and everything since. As a kid I was Borje out on the street. Winning the cup for my Leafs. I wore 12 playing hockey because our numbers didn’t go over 18 lol I bleed blue and white. No other team matters to me. I don’t care what anyone else says ... Leaf fans are the best fans in hockey. We love our team no matter what. We ride through every win, loss, and disappointment that comes with it. We’ve never been fair weather fans and never will be. We’re loyal and at the end of the day, that’s the most important trait of all. This team has reaffirmed my hope that one day we’ll watch them hoist the Stanley Cup. When that day comes, I’ll cry like a newborn. Go Leafs Go!!!!

[@rtcharge]

You know you are good when you can wear a pink toque

[@desertdog3473]

🐐

[@freshmelody4373]

🐐

[@matt6320]

🐐

[@johnr7499]

As good as Auston is and he is really good, I would love to have the parents that he does, so supportive and genuine love!!

[@phils6733]

How can you not love this guy? I really hope he re signs with the leafs!

[@dylanmurphy4795]

Such a humble, down to earth guy. We love you Auston!!

[@thomashill6347]

Always nice to hear from the person you are interested in as a player.

[@worstusername]

My Captain. Seriously, I love this guy. I truly believe he will bring us glory.

[@ToddSnow]

Win a playoff series before you start talking about glory ;) all jokes, relax

[@worstusername]

@@ToddSnow Fuck off. Can't wait til McJesus bounces from Edmonton and adds to our glory here in his hometown .. sorry, not sorry. 👋🏻

[@ASCENSION416]

That Austin move where he finishes with the back hand aimed nice is beautiful

[@chriss6457]

He truly is a Special Talent..Once in a Generation special👍

[@JUSTMELILC1]

Matthew's is a legend 🙌 I've been a Leaf fan my entire life but this year feels different..the guys are gelling so well. Mitch is my favourite and many of Austin's goals are due to the amazing play making of Marner. This duo is unstoppable and I love they are wearing the blue and white! Toronto loves ya Auston, hope you're a Leaf for life! Go Leafs Go!💙

[@Sasslyn]

I miss when the Blueprint videos were longer, like actual episodes. Would love to see more behind the scenes!!

[@yeehaw340]

i’m from arizona and i’ve had coaches who skate with him all the time he’s crazy talented

[@lilsammy112]

I love Matthews, he's amazing and stuff like that

[@madisonpotter4349]

G-O-A-T 🐐

[@dezferer]

The Man The Myth The Legend

[@michaellamanna4488]

The moustache

[@austonsplatpoo1705]

Since everyone else doing it I wanna fit in 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@anthonyg1701]

build his statue now in golds and bronze inlays, greatest Maple Leaf ever!

[@victormealing5162]

Agreed

[@laurabremer9512]

I was waiting for this oneee

[@paterson90]

He's not just a great hockey player, he's a great person too. I'm really happy to be a Leafs fan right now!!

[@robertchristie5672]

Only when he is sober with his pants up

[@memesodamnshit4067]

Oh shut the fuck up, and he has done worse than that. He is a kid growing up with tons of money and fame. He is maturing just like almost any other kid would

[@Hannnahlee]

Finally more matthews content

[@tomdixon1213]

He is right. Brotherhood and bonds make it happen...

[@User-12133]

Best leaf of all time 💯

[@mubussha4014]

I don’t think we Leafs fans realize how blessed we are at this moment in time with so much elite talent that is home grown and sitting among the league’s best in stats etc. It is easy to forget that not too long ago Vesa Toskala was allowing goals from 180 feet and Jason Blake was big FA signing and last but not least Mike Komisarek was Leafs no 1 Dman.

[@TopGunna1999]

💯

[@NBAHive]

Greatest player to ever put on a leafs jersey

[@igormcjazz3902]

Mom's all pimped out! Love it!

[@thegamersparadise]

It was a magical season.. but it wasn't our time.. when we win the fans will be there to witness the Legend!

[@jenner9084]

Absolute 🐐 Best leaf of all time IMOZ

[@asdfghjkl7221]

Auston and jb givin friendship goals 🔥🔥🔥

[@newyork1401]

Such a great player, cool guy, great for hockey!

[@ASAPKody]

We love you Auston. GLG

[@bruce8321]

I am old enough to have seen the Leafs win 4 cups on TV. I refuse to die until I see one more but in colour this time. Come on boys time is running out.

[@clairemoser1781]

i love this man

[@jonnyclasby8256]

Thank you Travis Boyd🙏🙏

[@billiscool7647]

This is amazing

[@curls8693]

such a beauty

[@ginor8416]

Hockey players rock. Matthews is a classic good hearted hard working guy, oh and he’s a pretty good hockey player too

[@nataliaandtristanmichalczu6291]

My favourite player ever.

[@tjp1451]

The kid is a beauty. #34 will be hanging in the rafters one day.

[@teashdrinks714]

Well if he stays in Toronto and doesn’t sign with Arizona in 3 years we can all thank Justin Beiber

[@killerofprimes]

@CJ Monk Same reason as McDavid - to play for his favorite childhood team

[@CityZxens]

@@garettryan8306 top 5 in the season Amazing team overall but in the playoffs they don’t act like it

[@phillmaltese757]

Mr and mrs matthews should get a round of applause with them putting in the hours with their son. U are a very lucky guy nice to see u have a great bound . I wear ur blue jerseys proud . LFR for life

[@celyl]

The Leaf's may just put it together this year and go all the way.

[@HomerJLeafs]

this is the best Leafs team I've ever seen in my life Dubas keep them together please

[@robertchristie5672]

Not really that hard when you look at the teams history of losing

[@hockeycards12]

GOAT 🐐

[@charlikirby5078]

I love u Auston

[@jarrodtorres1595]

Auston Mathews is a Baby GOAT 🐐 Leaf4Life it's all love #34

[@coleyoung1997]

this dude deserves a stanley cup more than anyone man... what an absolute talent he has. great guy in general too

[@sbagayatkar]

Auston subliminally getting you to smash the like button by saying 'like' every 3rd word

[@natas-6747]

Finally, an all AM34 blueprint. Kid deserves all the accolades he's getting. Amazing player. Future Leafs captain?

[@aliyahzalme9322]

my fav player on the maple leafs 👌🏻👌🏻

[@chrisslaunwhite685]

I love how even the team uses Joe Bowen’s voice over the tv guys thus leaving me to believe it’s the tv bosses who won’t put Joe on the air not the Leafs themselves!

[@blakehill740]

Auston really likes using the word like to like communicate his thoughts.

[@josieyoung2262]

What a personality.

[@daetro3870]

That’s My Boy!!!👏🏽

[@lagartogrande1908]

PAPI. El es un Toronto Maple Leaf. El es un CHINGON de hockey, sin duda y de ESO ESO ESO !!

[@natashabolton2338]

Great player for leafs :) 😊🇬🇧

[@jina8860]

God I love him!

[@jguertin8918]

Get this guy a cup!

[@mattj2327]

LETS GO TONY!!!!

[@adammiller6]

Is it just me or he says “Like” every few words

[@brodychapelle6997]

More than my girlfriend

[@BigDawg99xx]

G.L.O.A.T..... greatest LEAF of all TIME....

[@S5Hook]

I really think Justin Bieber is such an amazing guy for what. He has done with Auston and the boys. Justin has built this relationship with Auston that has kinda helped the Toronto Maple Leafs and hockey itself grow even more

[@jerrythecoo3295]

AUSTON!....................LeafNation!!!👀😎👍🤘✌️🇨🇦🍁

[@MsBN12]

auston: like x1000000 love you matthews

[@David-yz7de]

He loves the city and the leafs.

[@robertchristie5672]

He would say that even if he played for Buffalo

[@Kalebm29]

Go Leafs Go!!!

[@hellogo6153]

🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@anthonyletteri3870]

Maple leafs for life please Auston💙

[@leafs34]

Life time leaf, absolutely zero reason that he’s not here for life. And don’t even mention Arizona, that’s never going to happen. Going home is different when you’d be going to one of the worst run organizations in hockey. It’s not even about the product on the ice. It’s everything else the maple leafs have that 90% of other teams don’t. Everything they do is first class of first class. Also the amount of opportunities he’d be giving up would be crazy. Potentially 10s of millions of dollars of endorsements. 34 will be in the rafters at scotia bank. Just hope there’s another banner to go along with it when all is said and done. 🐐🐐🐐

[@alexe606]

As a non-Leaf’s fan, I hope he is in Toronto long term. The only reason I could see him leaving is if the Leaf’s don’t do anything in the Playoffs. If they continue to choke in the first round, I think he leaves. Toronto is a great city, but winning the cup is every players dream.

[@leafs34]

@@alexe606 doubt it seeing as how the leafs have been a solid team every year he’s been here and I doubt things get that sour with the team. Also you make it seem like just leaving guarantees him a cup. Look at hossa for example. Left in free agency in back to back years and lost each year in the cup final. Also you underestimate the appeal of Toronto for a guy like Matthews. He loves the spotlight, loves the city and the opportunities he has here. Don’t think he’s chumming it up with superstars like beiber and drake etc in Florida or Carolina. Time will tell but I see him signing an extension a full year ahead of his next contract. If things go sour for whatever reason (I highly highly doubt it) he’ll be moved for a fuck load of assets. A lot and I mean a lot would have to go wrong for him to leave.

[@alexe606]

@@leafs34 I hope he is in Toronto for the rest of his career. Toronto loves him and he loves it from what I can tell. But if he was close to retiring and there was a team just eating up the league, I could see him going there to win a cup. Similar to Hašek going to Detroit. Doubt that’ll happen tho

[@leafs34]

@@alexe606 I mean sure if the leafs shit the bed and just don’t get it done in the next 10 years that could happen... but he’s 23 man... he’s got time. Christ ovechkin got bounced by Pittsburgh every year and ended up getting it done when he was 33. The the leafs deserve the criticism for playoff success but it’s amped up to another level just because it is the leafs. Im not making excuses but every year other than the last they were playing the best teams in the league and competing. Taking the caps to 6 and having 4 outve those 6 go to overtime. And taking debatably the best team in the league to 7 twice. Then kadri happend with the suspensions and what not. Point is it’s not as much of a disaster as everyone makes it out to be.

[@lilymeilleur3733]

That's my guy Austin Matthews go buddy

[@williamr18]

GO LEAFS GO

[@lpquagmire3621]

He gets everybody jazzed with the Justin Bieber warm-up thrashes.

[@marshallstrutton5224]

Thank god the leafs didn’t get Kappo Kakko or Jack Hughes or even Dahlin😂they got the 🐐

[@KrillTheThrill97]

Or even Niko Hischier, but he’s starting to become a solid player for New Jersey!

[@jackfinlay7370]

I love matty but just imagine if we got the first overall pick the year prior to matthews’ draft😳

[@thanos2588]

@@jackfinlay7370 if that was the case leafs would have Mcdavid and Pulujiarvi, rather than Matthews and marner. I think I know what option I’m taking

[@jackfinlay7370]

@@thanos2588 oh that is true, we’re also lucky arizona picked strome over marner

[@kimmclaughlin4824]

my love

[@austonmatthewsfan3490]

Goat 🐐

[@cajohnson2413]

We Need a William nylander episode!

[@joanneogley4874]

I hope his entire career is in Toronto 🍁🇨🇦🏒

[@Feedback4Utoday]

great comments re Bieber... always a positive example

[@-keren-]

Man crushes are fun to see

[@flyinlow1]

I need the Snyder cut version of this. Thanks

[@-Fionaa-]

Matthews EP dropping in September

[@stevencudnoch2092]

Toronto will have the cup in the city before 2030 for sure. Maybe a couple times. Also crazy to see the 23 year old kid have the highest contract in the league.

[@antn3798]

l auston matthews you have been doing better

[@User-12133]

If this guy leaves for Arizona we can’t act like Isles fans did when we got Tavares, we have more class than that. If he stays he’ll go down as the greatest leaf ever

[@mgriffin4297]

How many times do y’all think Auston said “like” ?

[@Andreas-mk8oq]

2500.

[@autumntaylor-andrews4201]

@@Andreas-mk8oq lolz

[@S5Hook]

Yo when is the goat gonna be featured on a justin Bieber track?

[@Tyork42]

Fearured? Justin wrote Holy about Auston

[@S5Hook]

@@Tyork42 i would love to see a Auston Matthews feature on a JB track

[@joshfortier991]

MAPLE LEAF FOR LIFE

[@andyp2971]

He is the Greatest Maple Leaf of all time!! (No disrespect to Sundin, Gilmour, Clarke and Sittler). I hope stays with Toronto for his whole career!! Sounds like he really loves it here!!

[@garrett.t5360]

lowkey want Matthews on a track with Justin

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

Definitely the best-performing Leaf that has put on the uniform in the past 90 or so years. The only one that's close is Turk Broda. As far as skaters, no one else really compares. Feels so strange having a player like this (not to mention Mitch - who might be #2 or #3 on the 'most talented Leafs of all time' list). Even when the Leafs were good in the early 90s, late 90s/early 2000s, the formula was a lot of grit and timely scoring combined with game-stealing performances from Potvin, CuJo and Belfour.

[@maydanlex]

Provides lots of entertainment. I'd love to have a couple players that would make the other team think twice before laying the lumber to him.