Take a deep breath Leafs Nation, Auston Matthews is set to continue to call Toronto home and seems pretty excited about it too. So much so, in fact, that he didn't want to wait for someone else to break the news for him.
Before it officially came down the pipeline, Matthews decided to take to Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter, to hint at the incoming bomb, spurring an array of reactions from Leafs fans across social media.
As eyes widened at the thought of the Toronto Maple Leafs completing the top priority of the offseason, fans took to social media, using the few minutes between the tease and the official release to piece together every possible outcome of Matthews' post.
Then the Maple Leafs made it official, dropping the news that fans have been waiting all summer for. "AM34" was inked for four more. Rejoice Leafs fans, for you no longer have to spend the entirety of the season and next summer worrying about whether your star stays or goes.
And rejoice they did, taking to social media to celebrate the massive extension and the possibility of contention with this core for years to come.
Here were some of the best reactions from around Leafs Nation (and the rest of the hockey world):
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