from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,
Nine meetings between Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid this season, starting on Wednesday night.
Buckle up.
For entertainment value in the North Division, it won’t get much better than that when the Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers clash.
“They play different games but what makes them similar is that they are elite in what their skill sets are,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said after Toronto practised at the Ford Performance Centre on Tuesday. “McDavid’s speed and Auston’s shot and goal-scoring ability … both players are more experienced in the league and they’re adding different layers and pieces to their game. They’re special talents.
“Just to be on the bench for these games are great, all throughout the division, there’s elite talents on every team. The challenge certainly doesn’t get easier now with Edmonton.”
Each player is producing at a point-a-game pace — Matthews has four points in four games and McDavid five in four — but we know each is capable of more and busting out at a moment’s notice.
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