Matthews is an unbelievable player during the regular season, shaped as one of the best goal scorers in the NHL. Once the playoffs begin, though, the script is flipped, especially

Many around the Toronto Maple Leafs this year claimed this team was different. Sure, the team still had the same core four players—Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares. But with former head coach Sheldon Keefe being replaced by Craig Berube,

Expected by many to step up and deliver for the Maple Leafs in the do-or-die contest, Auston Matthews instead laid an egg, as he was not able to find the back of the net on two shots on goal. After netting the game-winning score in Game 6, Matthews fell silent in Game 7, leading to massive ridicule from hockey fans online.