Maple Leafs sniper Matthews misses out on Lady Byng

Perhaps Lady Byng Trophy voters heard that Auston Matthews attended a recent UFC event and maybe isn’t suited for the NHL’s most gentlemanly player award.

In truth, the Maple Leaf was up against a couple of worthy finalists for the award that combines good on-ice conduct with a high standard of play. Though Matthews led the NHL with 41 goals this season, the Byng went to defenceman Jacob Slavin of the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night, with Jared Spurgeon of the Minnesota Wild second in balloting by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

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