Buuxi weedha soo socota: Dhamaadkii bishii Juun, Matthews waxaa loo doortay inuu noqdo kii ugu horreeyay ee guud ahaan 2016 NHL Entry Draft by Toronto Maple Leafs, isagoo noqday Mareykankii ugu horreeyay ee la doorto xulashada ugu sarreysa tan iyo Patrick Kane sanadkii
Sanadkii 2007. Matthews ayaa si ballaaran loo filayay inuu noqdo kii ugu horreeyay guud ahaan dhowr bilood ka hor dhacdada, isagoo si joogto ah ugu sarreeya jaantusyada rajada iyo wariyeyaasha indha indheynta waaweyn. Warbaahinta ayaa soo jeedisay in Matthews iyo kooxda ay ku lug lahaayeen khilaaf qandaraas oo yar oo ku saabsan arrinta gunnooyinka waxqabadka; Matthews wuxuu kooxda ka codsanayay qandaraas la mid ah kan Connor McDavid ama Jack Eichel, oo labaduba lagu qiimeeyay $ 3.775 milyan sanadkii, oo ay ku jiraan gunnooyinka. In kasta oo maamulaha guud ee Maple Leafs Lou Lamoriello uu aad u daah furay diidmadiisa ku aaddan ku darista gunnooyinka qandaraasyada ciyaartoyda ee la soo dhaafay, wuxuu si cad u sheegay in gunnooyinka waxqabadka aysan waligood ahayn arrin inta lagu gudajiray wada xaajoodka qandaraaska Matthews. Lamoriello wuxuu horey ugu lug lahaa muran qandaraas ah inta uu la joogay New Jersey Devils isaga oo leh xulashada afaraad ee guud Adam Larsson oo ku saabsan arrinta gunnooyinka; ma jirin qodobo gunno ah oo ku jira qandaraaska heerka gelitaanka ee Larsson.