Player Discussion Auston Matthews (Captain Edition)

[ULF_55]

Guess Matty doesn't know the book on Marner and he should have taken away the pass since odds are Marner isn't shooting it.

Center chasing the puck in the corner with McDavid in the slot.

 

[Zybalto]

McDavid on the goal:

"Mitchy makes a play...thats a great, great play. Its kind of the system, the box and 1 system. The centerman and dman can kind of go....if they can get crossed up, that spot can be open....and Mitchy did a great job of finding it."

 

[Stephen]

I thought it was also an underrated amazing play from Makar to rim it to the far corner like that with American coverage coming out to challenge him. Opened up the entire slot.

I think the weird behind the net route Fox decided to take also forced Matthews to think about Marner but it wasn’t stellar coverage from him.

 

[thewave]

I thought it was also an underrated amazing play from Makar to rim it to the far corner like that with American coverage coming out to challenge him. Opened up the entire slot.

I think the weird behind the net route Fox decided to take also forced Matthews to think about Marner but it wasn’t stellar coverage from him.

Matthews and Fox screwed up bad. If I were Matthews I would be tossing that one in the bin and never thinking about it again.

 

[BallardEra]

Matthews 'great leader' as United States captain at 4 Nations Face-Off | NHL.com

Forward has 2 assists in championship game OT loss to Canada

www.nhl.com

 

[34]

I am just going to call it how I see it. Matthews is completely washed. I think he is done.

 

[thewave]

I am just going to call it how I see it. Matthews is completely washed. I think he is done.

No way. He is just injured more this year. He will be fine, maybe he needs surgery.

 

[34]

No way. He is just injured more this year. He will be fine, maybe he needs surgery.

Hope you are right man… because damn does he ever look bad.

 

[thewave]

Hope you are right man… because damn does he ever look bad.

Don't worry he can get some hair plugs and start looking good sooner than you think. He'll be back!

 

[34]

Don't worry he can get some hair plugs and start looking good sooner than you think. He'll be back!

Haha

 

[Metroid]

I am just going to call it how I see it. Matthews is completely washed. I think he is done.

Change your user name then bruh

 

[Enniskillen]

Not a clutch player. Blake Wheeler was a better captain for Winnipeg than Matthews for Toronto, and that’s saying something.

 

[CincoHolio]

It sounds like McDavid is looking forward to coming to Toronto when he becomes a UFA?

What if MM bounces and joins McD in Edmonton first?

 

[Leafsfan74]

What if MM bounces and joins McD in Edmonton first?

Perfect!

 

[Martin Skoula]

Both were fake assists (goalie rebound assists) but Matthews did have a great game tonight.

Doesn't mean he wasn't 100% responsible as the Center for the man in the slot.

Isn’t taking the puck to the net the single thing that everyone has been screaming we need in the playoffs? Now they’re fake assists when it happens.

 

[Racer88]

What if MM bounces and joins McD in Edmonton first?

Great……..bye bye

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

I still like Matthews better than Marner.

The wannabe Olympics did nothing to change that fact. Maybe Marner did perform better than Matthews but who cares. Matthews is a sixty goal scoring franchise centreman.

Marner earns his living passing the puck to Matthews.

There's a reason USA born Matthews is Captain and not local boy Mitch Marner. Has nothing to do with their play either. Even though Matthews is, by far, the better player.

It has everything to do with attitude.

And even the casual fan knows Marner's is piss poor. Every time he opens his mouth something mind numbing comes out. There isn't a player on the team with a worse case of foot-in-mouth disease.

In terms of merit, entitlement, and character Matthews is superior to Marner in every way.