
Between the Lines•November 29, 2025
What Trade Chatter Really Reveals About NHL Teams
If Auston Matthews isn’t getting traded, why are fans talking about it— and what does that reveal about the Maple Leafs right now?
A space to think about the parts of hockey we don't always notice—how players grow, how teams change, and what the game teaches us if we let it.

If Auston Matthews isn’t getting traded, why are fans talking about it— and what does that reveal about the Maple Leafs right now?

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