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Also - not directly on topic bit of a sidetrack - I'd be slightly surprised if Auston Matthews signs an extension beyond his current contract to stay with the Leafs. He signed his 3 year ELC and then signed a 5 year extension. I think he wants to play in the US. I really don't blame these American players though. If you've spent as much time as I have in my life in the US, you'll quickly realize that Americans are full of themselves (rightly or wrongly). A vast majority of Americans know NOTHING about US other than they've heard about Toronto or if you're lucky - Vancouver.

Then you have the Canadian players being drafted by American franchises like Crosby, Bergeron, Toews, Getzlaf, Huberdeau, Seguin etc. They're not really running to come back to Canada either. They're credited for being loyal. Umm maybe its just that they got what they wanted - to live and play in the US. Tavares is the only player of note in the last 10-15 years that was a big name that came back "Home".