The Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews likely can't catch up to the NHL's top goal-scorers this year, but his improvements elsewhere on the ice are more important, says Adam Proteau.

Nikita Grebenkin’s philosophy about playing in the National Hockey League was to the point. And the 21-year-old Maple Leafs rookie made a good point. Though the Russian winger continues to get a grip on the English language,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have survived quite nicely without captain Auston Matthews, who missed nine games with an upper-body injury.