Auston Matthews & Max Domi Called Out by Surprising Voice Right Before the Playoffs
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With the Toronto Maple Leafs on the verge of a playoff run, Auston Matthews and Max Domi are being called out to be better and more physical.
Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Auston Matthews and Max Domi are very different when it comes to their offensive abilities and their production this season proves that.
Domi has largely struggled to score this season and only has eight goals on the year. Meanwhile, Matthews has 32 goals despite his nagging injury that has taken him away from the net.
Now, the NHL playoffs are upon us and the Leafs will be taking on the Ottawa Senators. The expectations are higher and both stars are being called out.
What can Auston Matthews and Max Domi do better?
On "The Real Kyper & Bourne," former Buffalo Sabres star Brad May spoke about the Leafs captain and Domi and what they need to do to get the team rallied.
In fact, May thinks Domi and Matthews need to be physical with a guy like Brady Tkachuk and that a fight with the Sens captain might just ignite the entire lineup.
"You have to bring your teammates into the fight... You have to draw penalties, you have to bring them into the fight. They have Brady Tkachuk...who is it in Toronto that is going to step up and not shy away from Tkachuk?
Max Domi would be one. Max, you don't need to stick handle through everyone in the first round of the playoffs. Match the intensity, beat the tar out of somebody. You have to target the skilled players on the Ottawa Senators.
Put them in tough spots and force them to respond to you. I like the way Max is playing and I think he has a real role on this team and he can elevate it when he gets to the playoffs.
What about Auston Matthews? Why can't he be the one to do it. If I'm a player on his team, I'm out of my mind if I see something like that."
Max Domi would be one. Max, you don't need to stick handle through everyone in the first round of the playoffs. Match the intensity, beat the tar out of somebody. You have to target the skilled players on the Ottawa Senators.
Put them in tough spots and force them to respond to you. I like the way Max is playing and I think he has a real role on this team and he can elevate it when he gets to the playoffs.
What about Auston Matthews? Why can't he be the one to do it. If I'm a player on his team, I'm out of my mind if I see something like that."
At this point, the Leafs are the favorites in their first round series but that can change quickly if they have a string of bad games.
No matter what, the fans are dying for something good to happen in the postseason.
This team has had so much bad luck over the last eight years and it is time that the team gets blessed with something to cheer about.
In the eyes of some, this might just be the year that the team goes all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. One can only hope.
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