Player Discussion Auston Matthews (Captain Edition)

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Yeah seems like something with an offseason in between the without getting better will eventually result in surgery. If that’s the case and this has all been delayed - what a waste of time.

1 finger of the Matthews Contract Monkey Paw has curled

 

[Amadeus]

Everytime Bérubé says anything positive about an injury, it ends up being the opposite.

 

[Beaumaris]

What a joke He is injured FFS. This fanbase is the worst. Do you think he wants to be injured

Big baby has an owie.

 

[Stephen]

Everytime Bérubé says anything positive about an injury, it ends up being the opposite.

The way the Leafs try to control the message on the injury front is atrocious. I understand they're doing it to protect the player, based on his wishes, but the months long, not getting better injury just looks so bad when they make up stuff like the injury won't get worse with wear and tear... how is that medically possible? Now it just looks like they're wasting months on a wait and see approach and it's as bad as ever.

 

[Stephen]

1 finger of the Matthews Contract Monkey Paw has curled

This injury issue is Exhibit A why players normally take the max term when they have the chance and don't try to reinvent the wheel. I get AM34 was coming off an injury the season he signed, but this injury riddled year, plus some up and down years the next 3, I'm not sure the market is going to be exactly what he was hoping for at 30-31. But that's a long ways off and we are all pissed off.

 

[pdson]

Big baby has an owie.

Real mature

 

[Evilhomer]

Everytime Bérubé says anything positive about an injury, it ends up being the opposite.

The EvilHomer of coaches.

 

[mikeyz]

I think it's time that Shanahan and Tre should consider going down the Tampa/ Vegas/Kuch/Stone route and just shut them down until the playoffs and absolutely load up with the $ 13.5 million in cap space.

 

[Chief Berube]

This is something to he mad about for sure. We have not been good enough. No one is arguing we have been good in the playoffs.

But to complain about Matthews being injured after he's already in the conversation about being in the top 3 leafs of all time..is a little much. Players get injured.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Everytime Bérubé says anything positive about an injury, it ends up being the opposite.

 

[Schennanigans]

Shut him down and let him heal completely

 

[leafsfan5]

This is something to he mad about for sure. We have not been good enough. No one is arguing we have been good in the playoffs.

But to complain about Matthews being injured after he's already in the conversation about being in the top 3 leafs of all time..is a little much. Players get injured.

2nd time in 3 years our best player has a lingering injury that derails his season

It's understandable for people to be frustrated, this is not a great situation

 

[Divine]

I think it's time that Shanahan and Tre should consider going down the Tampa/ Vegas/Kuch/Stone route and just shut them down until the playoffs and absolutely load up with the $ 13.5 million in cap space.

This is 100% what they should do. The Leafs are a playoff team even without Matthews, especially with the cushion they've already built. If they go .500 the rest of the season, they likely still make the playoffs. They probably don't win the division without Matthews but who cares.

Let Matthews get 100% healthy and load up with 13.5M in contracts. After salary retention, that could be over 30M in players (some with double retention), then you add Matthews back into the mix and the team is stacked.

Vegas and Tampa abused it. Edmonton is currently planning to abuse it with Kane. The Leafs should abuse it also.

 

[Apex Predator]

if the leafs kucherov’d Matthews till the playoffs who could the leafs acquire? What assets do they have to trade? Cowan Danfrod and a 2026 1st, Grebemkin and Minten? I feel like that is there top 5 assets to use in a trade.