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Maple Leafs fans on social media blasted captain Auston Matthews following a disappointing 6-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Matthews, who had five shot attempts in the game, has gone goalless in the last two games and has scored only three in the previous five games. Here's how Leafs fans on X (formerly called Twitter) reacted to the defeat. One tweeted:"Matthews is looking slow and tubby. Worst Captain in the history of the Leafs."hockey fan @hockey_fan1967LINK@MapleLeafs @LGCanada Matthews is looking slow and tubby. Worst Captain in the history of the Leafs.Another chimed in:"Saturday is november. We’ll see a new team. Leafs October hockey is officially over. THANK GOD."Here are some of the other top reactions on X:"Ohhhh now he's onto baseball...makes sense. Unfortunately even if your baseball team wins, your hockey team still needs an a** washing and we all know Auston Matthews doesn't wash his a**." a third fan wrote."The only story in town other than the baseball team is the decline of Matthews. He's done. I don't know when everyone will finally reach that conclusion, but it's the truth," one X user opined."I need to know what has happened to Auston Matthews. I have never seen a superstar fall off like this. It’s scary," another fan posted.Matthews with back to back pointless games in the easiest matchups possible. Laine was always better," another chimed in.Auston Matthews and the Leafs fall to Blue JacketsOn Wednesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs at Nationwide Arena, defeating them 6-3.Cole Sillinger opened the scoring for the Blue Jackets, putting them ahead 1-0 at 6:56 of the first period. Zach Werenski increased the lead to 2-0 at 11:16. In the second period, Sammy Blais scored for the Leafs to make it 2-1. The Blue Jackets then scored three more goals in the second period, with Ivan Provorov, Cole Sillinger (his second), and Dante Fabbro putting Columbus up 5-1 heading into the third period. Mathieu Olivier increased Columbus’s lead to 6-1 at 7:50 of the third period. John Tavares and Nicholas Robertson scored for the Leafs in the third period, resulting in a final score of 6-3.
