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Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates a goal in the second period during game six of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on April 29, 2023 in Tampa, Florida.Photo by Mike Ehrman /Getty Images
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Can you imagine Auston Matthews putting his offensive talents alongside the skills Connor Bedard will bring to the National Hockey League?
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The latest odds put the Chicago Blackhawks as favorites to sign Matthews, assuming he actually did play his last game for the Maple Leafs.
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Chicago, of course, won the 2023 draft lottery last week and Bedard is the unanimous pick for first pick overall. Bedard has the potential to be a franchise-changing player.
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BetOnline.ag has Chicago at odds of 2/1 on being Matthews’ next team if it’s not the Leafs.
Next up are the Arizona Coyotes at 3/1, the New York Rangers at 5/1, and the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights, both at 6/1.
The bigger chance is that Matthews stays in Toronto. Matthews is looking to secure a contract extension this summer and there have been no signs from the Leafs that the club would rather move on than sign a contract.
The Stanley Cup goes to a literal hockey HOT bed far south of the border
Kyle Dubas, if he remains GM of the Maple Leafs, is open to trading core pieces; Matthews wants to re-sign
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