In a promotional video, several Leaf players were asked who Toronto's biggest rival was. While many of the players said the Boston Bruins or Montreal Canadiens, Auston Matthews had a bit of a different answer. In a joking fashion, Matthews said the Arizona Coyotes.
Auston Matthews is arguably the biggest name in Arizona hockey, but the Leafs may have captured soon to be the next biggest in Matthew Knies. Knies said that Matthews had a big impact on his development, and he looked up to him while coming through minor hockey.