Player Discussion Auston Matthews (Captain Edition)

[Aashir]

Haven’t seen one of these around and boy do we have a lot to discuss

Captain has been awful, border line unwatchable. Fraud defensively and disappeared offensively

5 in 7 and counting.

13.25m for that

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[CokenoPepsi]

Just not a guy to get it done when it counts, like Vince Carter

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

The guy is the opposite of a captain and leader. The fact that this city and team has given him everything on a platter and received nothing in return, not even commitment, is embarrassing.

 

[ihadtochangethename]

I don’t think it’s injury related either. He seems distracted! I wonder what his off ice stuff is like

 

[hurdemz]

The only thing that matters is playoffs. This is his year to prove he can lead the boys to something better than round 2.

Nobody should care how many goals he scores this season.

We'll see if 13.25 is worth it.

 

[hamzarocks]

5 pts in 8 games

He is playing like he needs to be bought out defensively

Offensively he is choking goals. Playmaking is nonexistent as always

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

The only thing that matters is playoffs. This is his year to prove he can lead the boys to something better than round 2.

Nobody should care how many goals he scores this season.

We'll see if 13.25 is worth it.

How did he get the 13.25 if only the playoffs matter?

 

[notbias]

I don't think this thread will age well.

 

[hurdemz]

Who cares, its done. Moving forward now.

 

[frizzer1]

There is a possibility that he’s feeling the pressure of being the captain.
If that’s it, it won’t last.

 

[ORRFForever]

He was INVISIBLE tonight. Shame.

 

[colchar]

So Captain America is completely failing to live up to the honour bestowed upon him? Colour me shocked.

 

[Dave92]

He's a B****, making him captain after following up a 60 goal season with a 1 goal playoffs AGAIN was brilliance.

 

[colchar]

The only thing that matters is playoffs. This is his year to prove he can lead the boys to something better than round 2.

Nobody should care how many goals he scores this season.

We'll see if 13.25 is worth it.

With play like this do you actually believe he will somehow magically turn it on in the playoffs?

 

[hurdemz]

With play like this do you actually believe he will somehow magically turn it on in the playoffs?

Not really, but im gonna watch the games and hope he does anyways

 

[colchar]

There is a possibility that he’s feeling the pressure of being the captain.
If that’s it, it won’t last.

He has never been the captain at any level he has played at, but they made him captain of an Original Six team in the biggest market in hockey. What could possibly go wrong eh?

 

[Evilhomer]

I don't think this thread will age well.

Go back and find the "most overpaid star in the league" thread from last season. That was one of my favourites.

 

[Aashir]

I don't think this thread will age well.

it's a player discussion thread, the OP is negative because he has been awful

if he plays good, it can change to him being called a good player

 

[Action Jackson]

He's a B****, making him captain after following up a 60 goal season with a 1 goal playoffs AGAIN was brilliance.

I agree, Stupid time to make him captain.'

And now the captaincy is clearly getting to his head because he's choking hard

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

it's a player discussion thread, the OP is negative because he has been awful

if he plays good, it can change to him being called a good player

True and then the playoffs will begin and we can return to how this thread started.

 

[NVious]

Unfortunately people don't realize how bad he has been in the playoffs because Marner is even worse and Matthews will hit once in a while.

He plays in a higher scoring era with way way better talent and yet Mats outscored him in the playoffs in his first 53 playoff games with 25 goals to Matthews 23 in his 55 playoff games. Not at all a good look considering this guy literally has a chance to outscore Gretzky and Ovechkin, yet he ranks 28th in playoff g/60 (1st in the season among active players).

Personally I've seen enough, if somebody made me a good offer and he was open to being moved, I would move him in a heartbeat. He LOOKS like some generational must have piece, but in reality come playoff time he is more in line with someone like Taylor Hall or Brock Boeser or Brock Nelson aka a good player, nothing at all that special, not even close to worth 13+ million.

I'd imagine you could get a massive haul and restart something new here which is what we should do, ofc that would never happen in a trillion years, but it must be said. His playoff stats tell you the entire story.

 

[TMLAM34]

Move Marner off his wing, for a while now those two haven’t looked good together.

 

[Al14]

Captain

Matthews needs to work harder than he is currently showing.

JMHO.

 

[Stephen]

What is there to like?

Auston Matthews makes the most money in the NHL, trails Philip Broberg in the scoring race deep into October, the team looks rudderless this week vs CBJ and St. Louis after they won their Stanley Cup vs Tampa on Monday and was the worst player on the ice in the Blues game I'm sure we were all hoping they'd come out and win for the new coach.

This is coming off his highly disappointing and injury plagued series vs Boston with the state secret protected injury.

It's off to a terrible start.

 

[Leafblooded]

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