""Yeah, it's fun," Matthews said. "These are the games that you want to get up for and you want to be prepared and ready for as a team and individually. It's always a challenge, but I think everybody in this locker room embraces it.""
""It's the nature of the game," Matthews said. "There's more opportunities for the guys, that's the great part about it. Guys can step up and have a bigger role, step into that and do well. I think everybody that has had to do that so far has done a really great job, whether it's been defencemen, goaltending, forwards, all of the above. To have that depth is really important to us.""
""He's been great, he's gotten really comfortable right away," Matthews said. "He's a guy that communicates a lot, he's a professional. He's been great in the locker room, has really fit in with our group well. It's not easy switching teams and coming""
The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Edmonton Oilers, a team anchored by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, in a matchup the roster welcomes. The Leafs enter the game with multiple injuries and recent illnesses to William Nylander and Dakota Joshua, creating game-time decisions and lineup uncertainty. Team captain Auston Matthews emphasized the increased opportunities for depth players to step into larger roles and praised the collective response across defense, goaltending, and forwards. Defenseman Troy Stecher, claimed off waivers from Edmonton, has integrated quickly, contributing on the ice and fitting in well within the locker-room culture.
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