HellasLEAF
'93 to Infinity
- Sep 14, 2006
- 15,377
- 1,827
I'm a huge fan of Matthews but at some point his gloves need to come off in a scrum. Don't follow in JT's footsteps.
Nathan mackinnon now at 13 in 8
Nikita Kucherov now at 13 in 7
Artemi Panarin now at 13 in 7
Connor Mcdavid now at 8 in 7
Cale Makar now at 15 in 8
these are Matthew's comparables and he has a measly 5...this just isn't good enough.
Matthews has no compete level, its all about 13.25 million. He was responsible for 3 goals against last night. He didnt show up, didnt give a bleep. The team followed the captains vibe. The first 2 goals, were Matthews fault.
Also, using Matthews on the point PP1 unit is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen in a while. The guy has his preferred scoring mark and it’s not from the point. He doesn’t clap it from distance and isn’t the greatest facilitator so you’re taking away the sniper and you’re shoehorning him into a different role.
I have seen nothing so far this year that changes my opinion of Matthews:
-He is a great goal scorer that has streaks of 5-7 games where his production is slightly lower, but he usually makes up for it with a hot streak.
-He generally is pretty good without the puck. At least positionally, he knows where to be and is there. On occasion he will look like he gives a bit of a lack of effort but overall he is good defensively.
-He will give you the same effort in the regular season and the payoffs. The problem with that is, it APPEARS many other stars reach down and go to a 'higher level' in the playoffs. Matthews doesn't (or hasn't yet) done that.
Again, nothing yet has changed my mind on him. He is what he is.
IMO, Matthews is very similar to Draisaitl. Both will rack up goals and pts if given linemates who can feed him passes, or get opportunistic goals on the PP. Dany Heatley was similar when he clicked with Alfredsson and Spezza, with a solid PP.Nathan mackinnon now at 13 in 8
Nikita Kucherov now at 13 in 7
Artemi Panarin now at 13 in 7
Connor Mcdavid now at 8 in 7
Cale Makar now at 15 in 8
these are Matthew's comparables and he has a measly 5...this just isn't good enough.