Banner 18, captured last June and raised in October, is the confirmation and the reminder: Flags do fly forever.

Somewhere, Red Auerbach is scheming to get the first-round pick in the NBA Draft away from the Dallas Mavericks, a surprise in the crackerjack box for the team that dealt Luka Doncic.

Former Maple Leafs player and current Sportsnet analyst Nick Kypreos is questioning Matthews' fit for the captain role, one ...