Matthews joined Team Finland captain Aleksander Barkov during pre-game ceremonies of the opening game between Canada and Sweden.

Regionalism and nationalism are natural elements of any international competition and the Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t exempt from it.Auston Matthews and William Nylander were both booed ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off opener between Team Canada and Team Sweden on Wednesday evening at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews and William Nylander had perfect reactions to being booed by the Montreal crowd during the 4 Nations Face-Off opening ceremony.

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On most days, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander, who is in the midst of a eight-year, $92 million contract, are teammates. At the 4 Nations Face-Off, they won't be.

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Auston Matthews is a generational goal scorer and Team USA’s best player. But he doesn’t have the experience of long playoff runs and a Stanley Cup that Matthew Tkachuk has. Yes, Matthews currently captains the Leafs. He is also in his first year doing so.