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A Gavin McKenna breakout comes with a potential $3.5M cap bill in Matthews' final year

Hockey Patrol - Alexander Cole8/30/2026neutral sentiment

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Hockey Patrol reports on injury involving Auston Matthews. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna has some hefty bonuses baked into his contract, and there are implications for Auston Matthews.

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Topic classified as Injury.
Players mentioned: Auston Matthews.
Source: Hockey Patrol.

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Player	GP	G	A	PTS
1William Nylander	4	3	3	6
2Auston Matthews	4	2	3	5
3John Tavares	4	1	2	3
4Jack Roslovic	4	1	2	3
5Kirill Marchenko	4	1	2	3
6Easton Cowan	4	1	2	3
7Morgan Rielly	4	0	3	3
8Gavin McKenna	4	1	1	2
9Colton Sissons	4	1	0	1
10Nick Paul	4	0	1	1

A Gavin McKenna breakout comes with a potential $3.5M cap bill in Matthews' final year

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