Maple Leafs' Matthews Getting Roasted for Not Fighting Flyers Konecny

Should superstar players have to fight? That appears to be the million-dollar question today as Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is taking a ton of heat online for not engaging during a scrum with the Philadelphia Flyers.

NHL Alum/Analyst Michael Rupp didn't hold back today as he called out Matthews for standing around laughing while his teammates stuck up for him. Flyers forward Travis Konecny wanted to fight late in the game on Wednesday, however besides a couple of pushes and slashes, Matthews wanted no part of the fight and laughed in Konecny's face.

Worth noting the Maple Leafs star had wrist surgery last season and certainly has no need to be fighting in a 5-2 game, game 11 of the regular season. Regardless, Matthews got roasted online on Thursday, take a look:

... if you keep poking the bear, eventually he's gonna poke back. I don't want 34 fighting if I'm TOR (or 16/91/88), but as @Rupper17 pointed out, I'd still want him being engaged when shit's going down. 'Bear-hug' a guy; something to show you've got some fire in your belly (2/2)
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) November 3, 2022

🎥 I CANT WITH THIS…. ⬇️⬇️⬇️! Not a good sign for TOR pic.twitter.com/DVpclvXFHc
— Mike Rupp (@Rupper17) November 3, 2022

Two things can be true:

1. It would be nice to see 6’3 220 Auston Matthews hit back when a pest is coming after him all game.

2. Leafs fans absolutely love to complain and needed something to yell into the void about since there wasn’t much to criticize about last night’s game
— Аlex Hobson (@AHobsonMedia) November 3, 2022