Auston Matthews calls out the Maple Leafs after their embarrassing 9-3 defeat to the Sabres
The Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs by a whopping 9-3 last night in Buffalo.
Following the tough loss, Auston Matthews had some harsh words concerning his team's performance.
Matthews Calls Out the Leafs Following 9-3 Loss
Leafs fans didn't get a lot to rejoice last night. Their team was bad from start to finish, getting completely beaten by one of their worst division rivals.
Matthews made the following comments following the Leafs' disappointing night:
"Embarrassing is probably the right word to use from start to finish, top to bottom, not nearly good enough. Just a bad hockey game from our team. Collectively, probably one of the worst games since I have been here. It's hard to pinpoint one thing. I think it was all just disappointing."
Matthews Scores Spectacular Goal in Leafs' Embarrassing Defeat
Auston Matthews scored a spectacular goal in the first period to tie the game.
He came in fast in the offensive zone, did two spin-o-rama-like moves before shooting the puck from a tough angle.
Check it out here:
While many Leafs fans may feel like they wasted their evening watching the game, this goal brings consolation.
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