Auston Matthews 69 goals in 81 games, most goals scored since Lemieux in 1995-96
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The thread title should be updated to “Matthews fails to score 70 goals”. You know…for accuracy.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
ACC1224
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TheDawnOfANewTage
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Asinine
yer opinion is wrong
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Because Leafs fans would have treated it like their Stanley Cup. Now it might as well just be a 30 goal season.
Bob and 200 others
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Not that poster but I don't want players reaching historic marks against the bolts.
Also, this was Nikita's night, AM should have got done against the Cats, his fault.
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Lmao 12 shots. For all the "were focused on winning" he badly wanted this.
He took 12 shots. It was literally all they cared about. What are you saying they should have found a way for 20 shots?
Unironically a special season from a special player. 69 or 70, what matters is that this dude makes scoring in the NHL look easy. Leafs fans should be proud.
Ah yes, if only he scored 1 more empty net goal, would have been a season for the ages. Damn shame that loser only won the rocket, scoring the most goals since Lemieux.
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Hell of a season. While I do think we're in a new age of players who can score seemingly at will, Matthews at the age of 26 has not disqualified himself from eventually holding the title of greatest goal scorer ever. The more I've seen him play, the more I believe he can keep himself in that conversation for a long time.
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Second most impressive goalscoring season I've seen as an adult. Ovies 65 in a lower scoring league (comes out to 74 at todays scoring rate) is the most impressive. There are ones I saw as a kid but I cant compare as those are laden with nostalgia. 69 goals is a massive feat and 1 goal doesnt really change that.
Not sure it was a great look they spent the entire last 2 games focused on that and not resting or playing good hockey going into the playoffs though. Kind of feeds the narrative that their priorities arent where they should be.
Not sure it was a great look they spent the entire last 2 games focused on that and not resting or playing good hockey going into the playoffs though. Kind of feeds the narrative that their priorities arent where they should be.
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McDavid 64 was more impressive imo because he was doing it all last year and had the assists to prove as well.
He basically said this year I can score these goals myself or give them all to Hyman. Matthews doesn't have that range to be a threat passing and shooting.
He basically said this year I can score these goals myself or give them all to Hyman. Matthews doesn't have that range to be a threat passing and shooting.
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That's gotta be a little disappointing not hitting that nice round number. Probably how Mario Lemieux felt ending at 199 points.
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Imagine hitting 70 with THIS? This would have been a f***ing all time goal. Im sick. Mannnn.
So f***ing close.. 69 goals with 20 POSTS + 2 DISALLOWED GOALS.
Incredible.
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