In a recent interview, Auston Matthews took a hilarious shot at the entire Arizona Coyotes franchise.
Matthews Makes Hilarious Comment at Arizona Coyotes
In a promotional video, several Leaf players were asked who Toronto's biggest rival was. While many of the players said the Boston Bruins or Montreal Canadiens, Auston Matthews had a bit of a different answer. In a joking fashion, Matthews said the Arizona Coyotes.
After, he clarified his answer by taking another joking shot at the organization.
«coyotes were never good enough to have a rival.» auston matthews throwing subtle shots at his home town team is kind of hilarious. 😭
Toronto Has an Arizona Hockey Pipeline
Auston Matthews is arguably the biggest name in Arizona hockey, but the Leafs may have captured soon to be the next biggest in Matthew Knies. Knies said that Matthews had a big impact on his development, and he looked up to him while coming through minor hockey.
Matthew Knies on being teammates with fellow Arizona native Auston Matthews:
"It's awesome. It's special to share the ice with him. I looked up to him. He was a big influence on my career so getting to sit next to him & take it all in, take notes, it's been really fun so far."