According to information reported by Chris Johnston of TSN, Auston Matthews has just signed a massive contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forward will earn an annual salary of $13.25 million for the next four seasons, thus becoming the highest paid player in the entire NHL. We're talking about a 4-season deal with an annual salary of $13,250,000 for Auston Matthews. (A total of $53 million) <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1694457191963468184'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1694457362923348469?t=KGg4FVzg1DKS49iZ_8_xQg&s=08'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div>