The Auston Matthews era is officially underway in Toronto, as the Maple Leafs locked down the consensus No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2016 Draft on Friday.
It's been a long time coming for the Maple Leafs and their fans, and Matthews officially donning blue and white set Twitter ablaze.
Some hopeful Maple Leafs fans here in Buffalo: pic.twitter.com/kHWNWtXYq5
— Seth Rorabaugh (@emptynetters) June 24, 2016
With the first overall selection in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Maple Leafs select Auston Matthews. #TMLtalk #TMLDraft pic.twitter.com/IC3ATySYPm
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 24, 2016
.@MapleLeafs on the clock...Let's see who they select. Any guesses? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ #NHLDraft
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) June 24, 2016
Oh, @MapleLeafs take Auston Matthews... #NHLDraft
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) June 24, 2016
.@MapleLeafs who are you drafting
— ColumbusBlueJackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) June 24, 2016
Welcome to Toronto @A_Matthews34 Great to have you a part of #Leafnation
— Jake Gardiner (@Jgardiner272) June 24, 2016
Hey, Auston.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 24, 2016
Our place.
Thursday, Nov. 3rd.
See you there 👀 pic.twitter.com/DtDrPsYPHY
Toronto takes some guy. #NHLDraft
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) June 24, 2016
BRB, purchasing Auston Matthews jersey.
— Arun Srinivasan (@Arunthings) June 24, 2016
AUSTON MATTHEWS pic.twitter.com/DmZyB3qtKT
— J.P. Nikota (@JPNikota) June 24, 2016
And the @MapleLeafs select.... pic.twitter.com/sBM8ziMHNp
— Todd Shapiro (@iamToddyTickles) June 24, 2016
Welcome to Toronto Auston Matthews!!!!!
— Patrick McKenzie Jr (@PatrickJames019) June 24, 2016
Auston Matthews is gonna be great #GoLeafsGo
— Matt (@2004sox) June 24, 2016
AUSTON MATTHEWS is a LEAF! I'm happy they didn't screw this up because the jersey was already ordered two weeks ago.
— Kris Noble (@KrisNoble71) June 24, 2016
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