NHL reporter claims to have shocking information about Auston Matthews.

A National Hockey League reporter has published what appears to be an outlandish report regarding superstar forward Auston Matthews and his future of the Toronto Maple Leafs. 

Howard Berger of Between the Post has seemingly put his reputation as a journalist on the line by claiming that an "executive source" close to general manager Lou Lamoriello has informed him that the Leafs will look to move Matthews if they continue to win in his absence. 

This is of course a claim that is so over the top that we seriously have to question the legitimacy of Berger's report, but nonetheless he insists that he has the following quote from this mystery executive. 

“If we win again, we’ll look to move him,” said the source as per Berger. “There are too many challenges with the salary cap in the next few years to keep a player without whom we can win. Matthews will cost us a fortune in the summer of 2019. Better to see if we can get some prospects or high [draft] picks for him now. You never want to risk that a player might sustain a career–threatening injury. Our entire management group agrees that if we win again tonight and improve to 4–0 without Auston, it’ll be time to look for a trade.”

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We genuinely do not believe that there is a world in which the Leafs would trade Auston Matthews under any circumstance, at least not in the foreseeable future. If this report turns out to be accurate Berger will look like a genius, and one of the NHL's premier insiders, however this could also prove to be the nail in the coffin as far as his reputation is concerned.