Matty is battling with Hyman out there .. Mitch is a complete and total no show .. no fight no effort to compete for pucks .. it is like Zach and Matty are playing short handed
Auston Matthews Discussion Thread
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Matthews was chugging games 1-4. Yesterday wasn’t a great showing, no denying that. But Hyman may as well be using a log as a stick and Marner is in globetrotter mode out there. The two are boat anchors at the moment.
Keefe needs to help Matthews out here by giving him some looks with other linemates, even if it’s just for a period or two. Just need a few points out of him next game and this series is done.
Keefe needs to help Matthews out here by giving him some looks with other linemates, even if it’s just for a period or two. Just need a few points out of him next game and this series is done.
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If Nylander is hot and Keefe is looking to give him more ice why not just give him looks with Matthews?
Seems simple enough doesn’t it? Keefe has certainly been guilty over coaching at times in this series. I’m annoyed we’ve let this terrible Habs team hang around this long.
I’d love to see Matthews and Kerfoot swap lines.
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Yeah matthews wasnt there yesterday and now everyone thinks he has sucked all series. People forget he was our best player for the first two games by far and then was very solid in games 3/4 with no points.
Hyman is no where close to being ready or just is sucking right now. Marner is absolutely brutal. He is getting zero help right now. Matthews is constantly getting the puck out of our zone for hyman/marner to lose it at the blueline.
Put nylander with him and ride them 25 mins next game
Hyman is no where close to being ready or just is sucking right now. Marner is absolutely brutal. He is getting zero help right now. Matthews is constantly getting the puck out of our zone for hyman/marner to lose it at the blueline.
Put nylander with him and ride them 25 mins next game
Finally some one else who sees what is going on .. Zach is nowhere near 100% and Mitch is ZERO help in playoffs .. put Foligno and Willy with him and we got 4-5 goals on Saturday night
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Foligno will probably not play for the Leafs again wouldn't be surprised if he's in Columbus right now.
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Why would you do that when you could give that extra ice time to Thornton????
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He has got the puck to linemates plenty. Sent Hyman on a breakaway yesterday and Hyman went with his signature move of literally shovelling the puck at Price. Marner is out there playing pond hockey.
Matthews has done well (especially D zone) to get the puck to Hyman/Marner. The other two aren’t reciprocating.
Matthews isn’t going to skate around everyone like MacKinnon, he needs his linemates to find him when he is open.
I disagree in that it hasn't been Matthews best hockey offensively, there's been chances he's needed to finish. But his physicality this series is a welcome sight.
I do agree though that his linemates have been terrible. Mitch is getting knocked off the puck/boxed out all over the place and if he's not getting owned physically, he's making dumb turnovers.
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Any you you slice it, 1 goal in 5 games against the Habs is unacceptable from Matthews. He needs to be better and find ways to score.
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Matty's been making some plays. Marner doesn't finish those plays off, per usual. Try him with Nylander.
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No, his linemates being unable to finish is being magnified. Marner and Hyman have had tons of incredible chances and just one goal to show for it
Da definition of insanity is expecting a different result by doing same dumb things over and over .. 5 games is much too long for Keefer not to see what is going on -- Mitch is useless, Hyman is on 1 leg and Matty getting doubled .. best thing for Mitch from personal experience is someone on Habs to run his head into glass .. I have seen him go biserick twice and he will head to net with intent to injure and it created a goal as no one expected him to do it .. after goal someone groin shotted him getting up after goal he made a 2 handed head shot which you could not miss as whole arena heard da sound of stick on plastic .. no one got hurt as Mitch just not strong enough to do damage but point was made .. team mates came in to protect him afterwards when line brawl stick swinging happened in Montreal .. too bad kids now have these face shields as would have been better settled with a helmet off fight between 2 biggest guys on each team
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Matthews playoffs is at a 16 goal 65 point pace/82.
He should not be getting a free pass here.
He absolutely needs to step it up and has not been anywhere near good enough. I don't care for all of the excuses I'm reading in this thread.
He should not be getting a free pass here.
He absolutely needs to step it up and has not been anywhere near good enough. I don't care for all of the excuses I'm reading in this thread.
This is pro hockey my friend .. when you got 1 linemate playing on 1 leg and 1 linemate playing pond hockey and not engaging in play it is d*mn hard to score man .. he is literally getting doubled every time in Habs end .. that is why he is passing so much .. and Zach and Mitch are not pure finishers and Habs know it my friend .. why do you think Zach and Mitch were so wide open??????????????? .. everything on that ice in pro hockey happens for a reason
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This is still a free pass in my opinion.
Other players don't produce? It's their fault. Matthews doesn't produce? It's not him... it's still their fault.
No free passes.
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As I mentioned in the Marner thread. He's been playing quietly very well, and has gotten a.bit of bad luck luck on some shots. Don't expect it to last, but given his role on the team he is expected to find a way to fight through these dry patches
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Play him with Nylander or literally any other forward who is a threat to score. Spezza would be more useful on RW than Marner at this point, it's easy to defend a line when only one of them can shoot.
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