Viral Post Uses Evander Kane's Playoff Dominance to Call Out Auston Matthews

The Toronto Maple Leafs are locked at 2-2 in their second round series with the Florida Panthers, and while they're in with a chance at advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, there have been major question marks raised over the play of captain Auston Matthews.

In the teams last seven games, Matthews, who has tallied an incredible 401 goals in his 629 career regular season games has just one goal against the Ottawa Senators, and while Toronto have managed to win without him, they need him if their ceiling is to be that of a Stanley Cup contender.

Now, a post on social media has gone viral showing just how poor his performances have been, as it compares Matthews to recently returned Edmonton Oilers star Evander Kane, who has been red-hot in the post-season.

After missing the entire season, Kane has four goals thus far in the post-season, which is more than Matthews has over the past two years, as he has just three total playoff goals in the 15 games played between the 2023/24 season and now.

Does this make Kane the better overall player? Not specifically no, but given how he has stepped up in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in recent years, it shows why the Oilers are on the verge of their fourth straight Western Conference Finals, while the Maple Leafs haven't made it out of the second round in Matthews' time.

With the series deadlocked at 2-2, the Maple Leafs face a must-win Game 5, and if Matthews can step up, there's a chance for him to completely turn this narrative around, but if he struggles again, the organization may have to have some very uncomfortable conversations around their captain.