Auston Matthews said the Toronto Maple Leafs had "too many passengers" during their Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Matthews was speaking with reporters in the locker room after the Leafs' 6–1 loss when he made the comment.

The Toronto Maple Leafs stayed alive with a 2-0 win in Game 6 against the Florida Panthers, and Auston Matthews finally snapped his second-round scoring drought. But it wasn’t just the goal that caught Craig Berube’s attention, with the Leafs honcho praising all other aspects of Matthews' game.

Auston Matthews scored eight minutes into his first NHL game. The ensuing nine years saw the Toronto Maple Leafs captain put more pucks in the net than any other player in the league, which is why he arrived at Amerant Bank Arena surrounded by a cacophony of what his teammates typically refer to as “noise.