Matthews looking for more urgency as Leafs open important week

Oct 18, 2026, 11:39 PM ET|Comments (0)

from TSN,

“We need urgency,” said captain Auston Matthews . “I mean, the games are just going to keep coming and we’ve got to just be better in all areas. Starting with myself, starting with the leaders and veterans on this team, I think we all got another level to show. This is an important week of games, obviously, and then we’re going back on the road, so we just got to make sure that we’re ready to play come Monday against a good, young, hungry team.”

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