Auston Matthews planned to celebrate his new five-year, $58 million dollar extension with the Maple Leafs over dinner with family in Toronto on Tuesday night.



Matthews imagined reliving memories of his younger years in Arizona, as one of those rare kids to play hockey, back when he was “probably a big disturbance” to his parents, Brian and Ema.



“Now, obviously signing this contract, it’s a very special day for all of us,” Matthews said shortly after putting pen to paper in Kyle Dubas’ office.



The deal will make Matthews the highest-paid Maple Leaf next season — with a cap hit of $11.634 million — and likely, the second-highest-paid player in the league behind only Connor McDavid.



It may not be the most ideal of contracts for the Leafs, but it’s unlikely Toronto’s management ever regrets it over the course of the five years — Matthews is that good already and appears headed for even...