Auston Matthews' savage answer to reporter when asked about how he ran into the crossbar

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Jeff Drouin
February 21, 2022 (11:28)

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Remember how Auston Matthews hit the post and became viral recently?

Matthews, unsurprisingly, found it amusing, and when questioned about it over the weekend, he appeared displeased that anyone had dared to confront him about it.

When asked how this happened, he responded by ridiculing the reporter.

"I spotted the crossbar and I just wanted to shove my face straight through it and see what happens,"

Matthews said.

He then added : "Awesome question."

Here's his answer:

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