Captain Auston Matthews spoke with reporters on Tuesday, two days removed from the Toronto Maple Leafs' season-ending loss in Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. Matthews was asked about the future of longtime teammate Mitch Marner,

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be looking at a very different roster come next season. After another playoff collapse, Toronto is now facing the reality of multiple key free agents potentially leave the team.

Tavares, like Marner, grew up in the Toronto area dreaming of being a Maple Leaf. When he left the New York Islanders to sign a seven-year, $77 million contract ($11 million average annual value) on July 1, 2018, he publicly announced his decision by posting a childhood photo on social media of sleeping under Maple Leafs covers.