Value of: Auston Matthews

[anezthes]

If Anaheim was desperate to get a lot better right away and AM was willing to waive to go there I'd settle for Gauthier, Mintyukov and a 1st.

McTavish
Zelleweger
10th overall
2026 1st
Right to Artyom Galimov

for

Auston Matthews

No, thanks.

That's crazy. Neither LW Gauthier nor LHD Mintyukov project as elite/core players. Matthews (for all his postseason trouble scoring goals) is still a franchise 1C, the best goal scorer in the league, and well-rounded enough to be a Selke and Byng finalist.

They're 21—who knows what they'll become?

We've seen what Matthews can do when it matters most, on a stacked team. I'll take my chances with Cutter, Minty, and whoever that first ends up being.

 

[General Fanager]

Have you ever watched Ovechkin?! Matthews is on another planet defensively. This is just nonsensical

What does that have to do with anything? I don't understand how you can deny it. Matthews scoring disappears when the games get hard. This isn't just a few games this is year after year of hard evidence.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

I am going to repeat what I saw one Leaf fan suggested.....Flyers trade Michkov, 6 Overall this year plus another First from next years draft unprotected....Good Lord...I would not trade Michkov straight up for Matthews let alone adding all those other goodies......

Assuming one of Desnoyers or Frondell is still there at 6th overall, what about...

Matthews
Robertson

for

6th overall (Desnoyers/Frondell)
Couturier
Foerster

 

[FerrisRox]

Montreal gets: Matthews (13.25)

Toronto gets: Slafkovsky (7.6), #16 OA, #17 OA, Hage

*rumor has it Toronto wanted Hage bad at the 2024 draft.

Fair?

No chance the Montreal Canadiens do this.

Zero.

Even if you want to dismiss Matthews' postseason issues - which no team would - his mysterious injury issues, that apparently lasted the entire season, would be a major red flag.

Toronto is much better off holding onto Matthews cause they wouldn't be trading him for value right now.