Heading into Monday night, some Toronto Blue Jays fans were nervous when they saw the team’s star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wearing an Auston Matthews jersey ahead of crucial do-or-die game against the Seattle Mariners.

Led by Matthews, the Maple Leafs haven’t been able to make it past the second round of the NHL playoffs in the last nine seasons. The club has also lost all three Game 7s they’ve played during Matthews’ time and the Maple Leafs haven’t been to a conference final since the since the 2001-02 season.

“I’m not going to lie. I was a little worried. I would have loved to see him repping a Kawhi (Leonard) jersey back from the Raptors’ 2019 championship season,” Toronto’s Nathan Kerr, 22, said. “But Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is not Auston Matthews — he knows how to win ballgames.

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