Toronto Maple Leafs: The Auston Matthews Deal Is Great for Both Sides

Wednesday afternoon, Auston Matthews made a statement on Twitter that appeared as though he and the Toronto Maple Leafs had come to an extension.

While it was not clear a deal was done, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced through Twitter and their own website that two sides had come to an agreement of four years with an annual salary cap hit of $13.25 Million.

While people like Sid Seixeiro will be negative on the deal stating the Maple Leafs were only able to get four-years on the extension, you can rest assured this is a good deal for the team and the player.

In one view, yes Matthews is only committing four-years, but he is signing the deal right before the market is about to take off as the…