While more than one Leafs fan already <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/4q07ug/shitpost_got_this_leafs_tattoo_a_few_weeks_back/">has a permanent reminder Auston Matthews is a Maple Leaf</a>, Matthews himself felt the need to let the world know how he sees himself: as a lion, and also as a king.
Via Bubba Irwin, a tattoo artist located right in Scottsdale, Arizona:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU-2UbPgLbW/?taken-by=bubbaitattoos
It is not, in fact, <a href="https://68.media.tumblr.com/b5ebb93d11de75507f3e5206e54e2195/tumblr_oh104nYJxj1ts8ywbo1_500.jpg">Matthews&#8217; only tattoo. </a> Via tumblr, it appears he&#8217;s got some ink on his clavicle already, though it&#8217;s much less in detail than the lion.
Personally, I like it. It&#8217;s got a cool mindset attached to it, is a quality piece of work, and maybe Auston just really really likes the Lion King. It&#8217;s fun, it&#8217;s spunky, and the kid is 19. There are far worse tattoos he could be getting.
Here&#8217;s how the internet (or a very small segment of it, anyway) reacted to the &#8220;news&#8221;:
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Auston Matthews got a tattoo of a lion with a crown. Patrik Laine got a tattoo of Auston Matthews with a crown
&mdash; birky (@b1rky) <a href="https://twitter.com/b1rky/status/872141098705145856">June 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I bet somewhere a lion, has a massive Auston Matthews tattoo on their arm&#8230;
&mdash; Robert Di Re (@RDR_84) <a href="https://twitter.com/RDR_84/status/872138662884126721">June 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Auston Matthews clearly did not consult with friends before getting that tattoo.
&mdash; Al (@hyenaboy73) <a href="https://twitter.com/hyenaboy73/status/872189190804430848">June 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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It&#8217;s a little over 3000 hours until the Leafs play meaningful hockey again. You can do it guys, I promise!

While more than one Leafs fan already <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/4q07ug/shitpost_got_this_leafs_tattoo_a_few_weeks_back/">has a permanent reminder Auston Matthews is a Maple Leaf</a>, Matthews himself felt the need to let the world know how he sees himself: as a lion, and also as a king.

Via Bubba Irwin, a tattoo artist located right in Scottsdale, Arizona:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BU-2UbPgLbW/?taken-by=bubbaitattoos

It is not, in fact, <a href="https://68.media.tumblr.com/b5ebb93d11de75507f3e5206e54e2195/tumblr_oh104nYJxj1ts8ywbo1_500.jpg">Matthews' only tattoo. </a> Via tumblr, it appears he's got some ink on his clavicle already, though it's much less in detail than the lion.

Personally, I like it. It's got a cool mindset attached to it, is a quality piece of work, and maybe Auston just really really likes the Lion King. It's fun, it's spunky, and the kid is 19. There are far worse tattoos he could be getting.

Here's how the internet (or a very small segment of it, anyway) reacted to the "news":

https://twitter.com/b1rky/status/872141098705145856

https://twitter.com/RDR_84/status/872138662884126721

https://twitter.com/hyenaboy73/status/872189190804430848

It's a little over 3000 hours until the Leafs play meaningful hockey again. You can do it guys, I promise!

Auston Matthews gets lion wearing crown tattooed on himself

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