"Loser": Auston Matthews heavily mocked for gifting hockey stick to Will Smith amid criticism of poor performance

Auston Matthews, the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has been the talk of the town as many fans believe he has not been able to perform well in this season of the NHL. Recently, Auston Matthews has been in the news ever since he gifted San Jose Sharks’ Will Smith one of his hockey sticks. While this was a heartfelt gesture by the star player, many fans think differently about this.


Auston Matthews has been brutally criticised recently for his “poor” performance and his recent gesture has not helped him. A fan took to X and wrote, “maybe will smith should've showed up in leafs room to give auston matthews one of his sticks”, while another fan wrote, “Don’t touch the stick Will! Has loser all over it haha”.
A third fan wrote, “bro was probably like "what am I supposed to do with this?". When Will Smith received the stick from Auston Matthews, he said to TSN, "It was cool. Obviously grew up watching him a bit". This has also become a joke among fans.
A fan wrote, “‘Grew up watching him’ hahahaaha. He’s 27 years old”, while another fan wrote, “Matthews gives a stick but says he likes watching Nylander and Marner more is crazy hahahah”.

Many fans and experts have been concerned about Auston Matthews' “poor” performance this season. Auston Matthews’ team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is all set to face the Vegas Golden Knights in a few hours and emotions are on the rise.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have recorded a pretty mixed performance in this season of the NHL. In its last match, the Toronto Maple Leafs were left defeated by the San Jose Sharks and it has created some stress among its fans.
While Auston Matthews has remained silent, the coach of Toronto Maple Leafs, Craig Berube, said, “It’s disappointing, any loss is disappointing. A 2-0 lead, we are in a good spot to close it out and we didn’t do the job. We had a chance in OT with the power play and couldn’t get one.”
All eyes were be on the Toronto Maple Leafs as they suffered a devastating loss against the Vegas Golden Knights. Many fans have also defended the star player due to his injuries but most have heavily trolled him.
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