Maple Leafs notebook: McKenna ‘excited’ for Stenberg showdown

Oct 19, 2026, 2:51 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Sportsnet, by Luke Fox,

TORONTO — Careful not to read too much into tonight’s showdown between the top two picks of the 2026 NHL Draft.

Auston Matthews allows a little smile when he thinks back to his own first taste of a No. 1–versus–No. 2 battle exactly 10 years ago today.

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