Auston Matthews Visibly Frustrated Over Media Question About Ex-Leafs Teammate Mitch Marner

It's no secret the Toronto Maple Leafs have gone through plenty of change this offseason, and none bigger than the departure of star winger Mitch Marner. Losing a player of his caliber is always going to be a headline, but for the current Leafs, the focus is shifting fast.

They're ready to move forward, and they're clearly tired of rehashing the same old story. For Leafs Nation, the Marner saga has been brewing for years. Every spring, when the playoffs ended in disappointment, the conversation always circled back to him: would he leave, would he be traded, was he part of the problem?

That constant loop of speculation wore thin on the fanbase, and now that the chapter has finally closed, it almost feels like it happened years ago -- and the players are just as fed up with hearing about it.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has made it clear that he wants the focus to be on the team, not the member that left. After repeated questions about Marner, even tossed around jokingly, Matthews showed visible frustration, going as far as saying the media only has "two more weeks" to bring him up.

It's a rare but telling moment of honesty from the Leafs' leader, one that shows he's serious about moving on. The frustration is warranted. Matthews, as captain, is tasked with keeping the group centered and focused on this season, this roster, and this opportunity.

The Marner era is over, and the message from within is clear: it's time to stop rehashing old issues and start talking about what's next.