Auston Matthews
We Should Be Just as Excited about Patrik Laine as We Are Auston Matthews
The top two picks in the 2016 draft faced each other for the fist time Wednesday night, with Laine winning round one. The Finnish sniper sparked a Jets comeback with his first career hat trick.
Down Goes Brown's Grab Bag: Auston Matthews, and Why It's OK for Fans to Overreact
Fans will be fans, and part of that means getting overly giddy about one game, like Matthews' stunning debut.
Auston Matthews Must Die So That Canada Can Live
We don't mean that literally, but maybe he should stop playing hockey before the Leafs become good and national unity crumbles.
Can Auston Matthews Help Bring Beautiful Hockey Back to the NHL?
Auston Matthews has already proven he can do the spectacular, which isn't as common as it should be.
Auston Matthews Is Why Teams Tank
Brendan Shanahan knows that tanking is how you acquire someone of Matthews' generational ability, and he sacrificed a season's worth of soldiers to make it happen.
Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews Dominated in Wild NHL Opening Night
The NHL couldn't have asked for a better way to kick off the season.
Auston Matthews Is Already The GOAT
Auston Matthews scored four goals in his debut. He's the only player in NHL history to do that.
Star Injuries, Big-Money Deals Make for Busy Opening Week in NHL
From the Jack Eichel and Sidney Crosby injuries to Johnny Gaudreau's extension, a lot went down this week ahead of the NHL season opener. Catch up on it all here.
The Most Exciting 21-And-Under Players in the NHL
Down Goes Brown breaks up these young guns into four groups, looking at what they are now, what they might end up becoming, and their odds of reaching superstar status.
Watch Connor McDavid Feed Leafs Saviour Auston Matthews for His 1st Air Canada Centre Goal
Team North America rules.
How To Make a Draft: Behind the Scenes at the NHL Draft
The NHL Draft moves cities every year, and it is the only major sports draft that features every GM from every team under one roof. So...how does it work?
Down Goes Brown's Weekend Review: Kessel's Redemption, and the Rise of Backup Goalies
The weird emergence of backups; a look at polarizing Pens sniper Phil Kessel, and his similarities to wrestling legend Shawn Michaels; plus a solution to the Brian Elliott situation in St. Louis.