Tribute Auston Matthews Discussion Thread II: Record Breaking Edition

[Confucius]

Thats what the pacing looks like for players with more points than Matthews. Considering McDavid put 123 points last year and has been on a steady tear the entire season i would say it is definitely a possibility

Funny thing about pacing just ask the main boards, is if Mathews was pacing for 75 goals wouldn’t mean he gets 75 goals. Pacing means nothing…. Lol

 

[Leafsfan74]

He's out for tonight, Keefe says it's an injury that has been "lingering for awhile". I'm guessing it's his wrist, which could be bad news if he can't get it to 100%. He scored his goal against the Flyers on a wrister, it hasn't had its snap for awhile and neither did this, but probably aggravated it somewhat.

He should rest as long as it takes. Rest it fully in between games, no video games or anything. There surely are massage products that can keep blood flowing to the wrist if that's the issue. It might cost them a game or two, but he needs to be 100% for playoffs and others need to step up in his place.

 

[BallardEra]

He's out for tonight, Keefe says it's an injury that has been "lingering for awhile". I'm guessing it's his wrist, which could be bad news if he can't get it to 100%. He scored his goal against the Flyers on a wrister, it hasn't had its snap for awhile and neither did this, but probably aggravated it somewhat.

He should rest as long as it takes. Rest it fully in between games, no video games or anything. There surely are massage products that can keep blood flowing to the wrist if that's the issue. It might cost them a game or two, but he needs to be 100% for playoffs and others need to step up in his place.

They play again tomorrow so he most likely will sit that one out as well.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Give him all the rest he needs, there's no reason for him to be playing at the moment

+1
The priority should be getting him as close as possible to 100% as possible for the playoffs and doing anything but that would be criminally stupid.

Dude wtf is this crap, nobody since Lemieux compares to McDavid? Crosby and Jagr were just as dominant over their peers.

No there weren't. 99/66 are at least one tier above Crosby/Jagr.

 

[LeafsNation75]

They play again tomorrow so he most likely will sit that one out as well.

I hope he can play on Saturday against Boston.

 

[Gilmour1996]

He's out for tonight, Keefe says it's an injury that has been "lingering for awhile". I'm guessing it's his wrist, which could be bad news if he can't get it to 100%. He scored his goal against the Flyers on a wrister, it hasn't had its snap for awhile and neither did this, but probably aggravated it somewhat.

He should rest as long as it takes. Rest it fully in between games, no video games or anything. There surely are massage products that can keep blood flowing to the wrist if that's the issue. It might cost them a game or two, but he needs to be 100% for playoffs and others need to step up in his place.

Maybe he'll eventually figure out that if he wears gloves that covers his wrists he won't have his wrists exposed to deliberate slashes.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Funny thing about pacing just ask the main boards, is if Mathews was pacing for 75 goals wouldn’t mean he gets 75 goals. Pacing means nothing…. Lol

I'm on pace to live 500 years lmao

 

[frizzer1]

Elliotte just said that they had suspected wrist or hand injury for Matthews for some time now.
A lot of us on this forum knew that his shot wasn’t there all season.

 

[rielledup]

Elliotte just said that they had suspected wrist or hand injury for Matthews for some time now.
A lot of us on this forum knew that his shot wasn’t there all season.

I'm assuming I'm not the only one who is getting kinda nervous about AM's ongoing wrist issues and what it could mean for his longevity.

 

[authentic]

+1
The priority should be getting him as close as possible to 100% as possible for the playoffs and doing anything but that would be criminally stupid.


No there weren't. 99/66 are at least one tier above Crosby/Jagr.

I think you misunderstood my post. McDavid is with Crosby and Jagr, not Lemieux and Gretzky.

I'm assuming I'm not the only one who is getting kinda nervous about AM's ongoing wrist issues and what it could mean for his longevity.

I'm more concerned about what it means while we still have a chance to compete for the Cup. If he's not at his best in these next few seasons then that's not good news for us at all.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Beating Boston in regulation on Saturday without Matthews will be even more fun.

 

[Gary Nylund]

I think you misunderstood my post. McDavid is with Crosby and Jagr, not Lemieux and Gretzky.

I guess I did misunderstand, agreed.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Beating Boston in regulation on Saturday without Matthews will be even more fun.

That's the dream. I have to say, I don't have words to express how impressed I am with Boston going half a season without losing a game in regulation at home. They're having a season for the ages!

 

[Jacquestrapless]

February is a good month for some rest. In fact, after the all-star break, Leafs face:

Feb 10-11 Jackets x2
Feb 15 Hawks
Feb 18 Habs
Feb 19 Hawks
Feb 21 Sabres

5 games against cellar teams. MGMT could give Matthews two weeks off.

 

[LeafsNation75]

February is a good month for some rest. In fact, after the all-star break, Leafs face:

Feb 10-11 Jackets x2
Feb 15 Hawks
Feb 18 Habs
Feb 19 Hawks
Feb 21 Sabres

5 games against cellar teams. MGMT could give Matthews two weeks off.

If Matthews gets voted into the All Star Game this season, at least this injury would be a legit reason for him not to play in it.

Should he get voted it he can still show up and not play which is what he did in 2020, because he would avoid being suspended 1 game.

 

[bax]

That's the dream. I have to say, I don't have words to express how impressed I am with Boston going half a season without losing a game in regulation at home. They're having a season for the ages!

That’s just ridiculous. They’re having a hell of a season!

 

[Gary Nylund]

That’s just ridiculous. They’re having a hell of a season!

One of the most impressive records ever IMO is the MTL season where they only lost 8 games, and only one of those was a home game. I thought that could never be duplicated because after all, that was before the cap era which is why it was possible for a team to be so stacked. Here is a list of HOF players on that roster:

Goal
=======
Ken Dryden

Defence
=======
Larry Robinson
Guy Lapointe
Serge Savard

Forward
=======
Guy Lafleur
Steve Shutt
Yvan Cournoyer
Jacques Lemaire
Bob Gainey

That was an 80 game season, Boston is at 40 games played and is so far, pretty much duplicating what MTL did despite having only 3 players as far as I can tell that could one day, be in the Hall of Fame. This is a team that was supposed to start fading by now as Chara's gone, Bergeron is 37 years old now etc. but instead, they outscoring the opposition by almost 2 goals per game so far. How they are doing this is completely beyond my comprehension and is easily the story of the year. Mind blowing Stuff!

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

Good. Shut him down until he can come back and shoot the puck properly. I wonder if there's something like Tommy John surgery he can get for his wrist(s)?

Better. Stronger. Faster.

 

[mikeyz]

Elliotte just said that they had suspected wrist or hand injury for Matthews for some time now.
A lot of us on this forum knew that his shot wasn’t there all season.

Yup. Everybody noticed it.

 

[bax]

One of the most impressive records ever IMO is the MTL season where they only lost 8 games, and only one of those was a home game. I thought that could never be duplicated because after all, that was before the cap era which is why it was possible for a team to be so stacked. Here is a list of HOF players on that roster:

Goal
=======
Ken Dryden

Defence
=======
Larry Robinson
Guy Lapointe
Serge Savard

Forward
=======
Guy Lafleur
Steve Shutt
Yvan Cournoyer
Jacques Lemaire
Bob Gainey

That was an 80 game season, Boston is at 40 games played and is so far, pretty much duplicating what MTL did despite having only 3 players as far as I can tell that could one day, be in the Hall of Fame. This is a team that was supposed to start fading by now as Chara's gone, Bergeron is 37 years old now etc. but instead, they outscoring the opposition by almost 2 goals per game so far. How they are doing this is completely beyond my comprehension and is easily the story of the year. Mind blowing Stuff!

It’s a very good comparison.

I had them picked finishing fourth in the division and sneaking in, certainly not making history lol but I also had Florida in third so wtf do I know

It’ll almost be a shame to see this historic run come to a crashing halt in round 2

 

[Gary Nylund]

Yup. Everybody noticed it.

On one hand, it's a bit of a relief I guess to have what many of us suspected all along confirmed. On the other hand, it makes one wonder whether or not is was incredibly stupid to have him keep playing instead of resting/healing.

It’s a very good comparison.

I had them picked finishing fourth in the division and sneaking in, certainly not making history lol but I also had Florida in third so wtf do I know

It’ll almost be a shame to see this historic run come to a crashing halt in round 2

I don't think I made any predictions but no way would I have given Boston much of a chance of winning the division. Florida dropping off so hard was hard to see coming, but with all the turnover they had, I suppose there is at least some plausible reason for them to be out of sorts so to speak. But what Boston is doing, I can't even begin to explain. As a hockey fan, it is very interesting to keep an eye on them but as a Leaf fan, it makes me feel like vomiting.

 

[mikeyz]

On one hand, it's a bit of a relief I guess to have what many of us suspected all along confirmed. On the other hand, it makes one wonder whether or not is was incredibly stupid to have him keep playing instead of resting/healing.


I don't think I made any predictions but no way would I have given Boston much of a chance of winning the division. Florida dropping off so hard was hard to see coming, but with all the turnover they had, I suppose there is at least some plausible reason for them to be out of sorts so to speak. But what Boston is doing, I can't even begin to explain. As a hockey fan, it is very interesting to keep an eye on them but as a Leaf fan, it makes me feel like vomiting.

Keefe should have definitely sat him for a few games a long time ago.

 

[Mr_Fun]

Is it in fact a hand related issue or is this speculation?

 

[Jojalu]

Is it in fact a hand related issue or is this speculation?

Speculation at this point.

 

[Mr_Fun]

Speculation at this point.