Auston Matthews has yet to earn a penny from his new 5-year contract from the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the chatter has already begun he’s leaving the first day the deal expires.

Brian Burke says Matthews is leaving after this contract is up. If Auston Matthews leaves and we even sniff the Stanley Cup I could care less about where he goes. He gave me the chance to see my team at the dance… when if that happens!

— Steve (@SteveD29) August 26, 2019

This is why the Maple Leafs can’t have anything nice.

Bored much, Burkie?

Matthews caught up with the NHL.com and had this to say about the matter:

We haven’t even started my first year and then this? I think it’s just August, there was nothing going on, why not spark up a controversy. How better to do that than to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s a little disappointing because it’s so far away and there is other stuff that could be talked about rather than that. 

Obviously you can talk about what you want to talk about.Obviously it creates controversy and will get you a lot of clicks. But it’s not really something that bothers me or that I look at because I’m just looking at today and this season and doing the best I can. I love playing in Toronto. It’s unbelievable. It’s the best city to play in the NHL. Our fans are amazing.

I’m not even wasting my time with this one.

Yes, there’s always a chance he heads to the Desert to be the king of hockey and inspire millions of kids to play the game he’s loved his entire life. But, for now, he’s a Maple Leaf, he’s a superstar, and if he wins a Stanley Cup over the next 5 years, you can add his name to legends row.

Matthews the legend, Burkie the loser. Seems about right.