''For the Maple Leafs, it's yet a reminder of the doomsday scenario that could be awaiting them in 2024.
That's when Auston Matthews becomes an unrestricted free agent. And if you don't think the Arizona native would ever leave Toronto much less leave a team as good as the Leafs for a chance to play for his hometown Coyotes, where he would go from being a national star to a closely-guarded secret keep in mind that there are plenty of other NHL cities that are close to the desert.
After all, Gaudreau picked a city that is two states over and an eight-hour drive from his hometown of Salem, N.J. Depending on the traffic, that's even further than Los Angeles is from Matthrews' summer home in Scottsdale, Ariz.
And if not Los Angeles, there's always Anaheim or San Jose. Or even Vegas.''
