I wouldn't deny it or care if anyone claimed Matthews was a Coyotes fan. Pretty sure he talks about the team quite fondly especially watching them when he was a kid. Just because you play for a team doesn't mean you can't be a fan of your childhood team. You're getting paid to do a job and obviously any professional knows how to separate business and personal interests. With that said, most of the guys who retire from around the GTA who grew up Leafs fans, end up on the Leafs bandwagon usually. They still obviously pull for their ex-pro teams too.
If I was a betting man, and I am one, I would put good money down on McDavid becoming a Leaf before the end of his career. We've seen it with a ton of players over the past 20 years. Though most have come here when they're 35+. Likewise, if Coyotes are still kicking around in Arizona, it wouldn't shock me to see Auston dawning the Kachina jersey before he hangs em up.
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