Can Auston Matthews set another franchise record?

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Since Day 1 Auston Matthews has been setting records be it the franchise record for goals by a rookie with 40

Or last year when he scored 60 to break the franchise record for goals with 60, a record I'm not sure he can't break again.

But the record I'm talking about is the record for points in a season.

Currently held by Gilmour at 127 I think Matthews could do it, after watching him 60 last year I put nothing past him.

I think he'd have to play at least 79 games to do it but I think he's good enough to do it.

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[aight]

I don’t think he has the playmaking gene enough for 0.75 p/g.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I don’t think he has the playmaking gene enough for 0.75 p/g.

0.75 p/g is about 61 points

 

[aight]

0.75 p/g is about 61 points

I meant 3/4 of an assist per game. So I guess I was crediting him for 68 goals.

 

[IPS]

He can hit 70 without question. He might have done it last year without his wrist surgery.

 

[The Iceman]

Since Day 1 Auston Matthews has been setting records be it the franchise record for goals by a rookie with 40

Or last year when he scored 60 to break the franchise record for goals with 60, a record I'm not sure he can't break again.

But the record I'm talking about is the record for points in a season.

Currently held by Gilmour at 127 I think Matthews could do it, after watching him 60 last year I put nothing past him.

I think he'd have to play at least 79 games to do it but I think he's good enough to do it.

He can and he WILL!!!

 

[hamzarocks]

Very unlikely

 

[Nineteen67]

Marner has better chance at hitting that mark than Matthews, probably.

 

[Dekes For Days]

He paced for 119 points last year, so of course he could, though I think surpassing 60 goals is much more likely.

 

[Havoc]

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Marner has better chance at hitting that mark than Matthews, probably.

Seeing as they play together that seems unlikely since they will be in on eachothers goals and points

 

[Nineteen67]

Seeing as they play together that seems unlikely since they will be in on eachothers goals and points

I guess Bunting would have to score 50 all assisted by Marner only.

they’re two of the best players on the planet, they’re fun to watch and will be around 100 points each, if all goes according to Hoyle.

 

[Shooter2x]

Hate to throw shade at Bunting but he limits video game numbers for matthews and marner. I see them topping out at 110 max. His toolset is more of a "put me here and I can get 60 points" with emphasis on the 'here'.

 

[Oscar Peterson]

I think Matthews has a good chance to but not far from a guarantee. Pretty sure he led the league in points per game from December 1st on last year? It's not that he can't make good passes, it's just that he always has the "I'm shooting" mentality, which I mean definitely leads to the most GF possible from that line. But with the chemistry that line has with Bunting and with Marner finally becoming confident in his shooting and the fact that that line spends so much time in the offensive zone, I think it's definitely doable.

 

[Oscar Peterson]

Hate to throw shade at Bunting but he limits video game numbers for matthews and marner. I see them topping out at 110 max. His toolset is more of a "put me here and I can get 60 points" with emphasis on the 'here'.

Bunting is pretty good. He's definitely a top 6 forward on his own right, guy has pretty crafty hands and was smart enough to make the quick little passing plays with the two stars which is not easy and requires good hockey IQ. The line always looked good with Hyman but it hit another level with Bunting there. Plus, 60 goals in 73 games is already basically video game numbers And a 120 point pace over an 82 game season.

Also think Matthews is really driven to be the guy to set all the Leafs records. Like when he was close to all the goal records he broke last year, he went god-mode for a couple weeks until he set them all. Now that he's got those, have to think he looks at the points record and wants to see his name there.

 

[kevsh]

I think the goal scoring rate across the league would have to rise up by a bit for him to have a shot at Dougie's record, esp. considering that number is hard to hit without racking up assists and how he always seems to find a way to miss at least a handful of games each year.

 

[Budz]

I predict that if Matthews stays healthy - this will be his best year when he looks back at his entire career (stats wise).

 

[zeke]

He was on pace for 119 last year so 127 is obviously within reach.

Especially since the Leafs still keep getting screwed with PP time - if hengot as much PP time as MacKinnon or Ovechkin he's easily have been at a 127pt pace last year already.

 

[Stephen]

Hate to throw shade at Bunting but he limits video game numbers for matthews and marner. I see them topping out at 110 max. His toolset is more of a "put me here and I can get 60 points" with emphasis on the 'here'.

You don't often see 3x big time point scorers on one line though. Even Gilmour and Andreychuk had Nikolai Borschevsky chipping in similarly to a Bunting.

 

[Stephen]

He was on pace for 119 last year so 127 is obviously within reach.

Especially since the Leafs still keep getting screwed with PP time - if hengot as much PP time as MacKinnon or Ovechkin he's easily have been at a 127pt pace last year already.

127 points is definitely within striking distance but I guess it depends on whether the Matthews we saw last year was his absolute peak form or if he's casually got more in the tank. Full health and scoring levels, quality of goaltending throughout the league will also factor in.

 

[zeke]

Well Bunting only plays with them at even strength.

Even strength Paces:

1.Gaudreau 34gls/90pts
2.Matthews 49gls/87pts
3.McDavid 35gls/80pts
4.Marner 30gls/78pts
5.Kaprizov 33gls/78pts
6.MacKinnon 33gls/77pts
7.Tkachuk 30gls/75pts
8.Huberdeau 23gls/74pts
9.Stamkos 26gls/71pts
10.Draisaitl 31gls/70pts

And Bunting finished top-30 himself at a 21gl/60pt pace.

So I'm not sure he's holding them back.

 

[Canadian Finn]

to start he would need to play a full season.

that's highly unlikely.

so I'd say it won't happen. (but it would be great if it did). Maybe it would give him the confidence it takes to get the team to the second round.

 

[Shooter2x]

You don't often see 3x big time point scorers on one line though. Even Gilmour and Andreychuk had Nikolai Borschevsky chipping in similarly to a Bunting.

That's true, although I don't know enough about Borschevsky to know if Bunting has the same or better impact. I've never seen Borschevsky-Gilmour with my own eyes. I also don't know what the equivalent of 127 points in 1993 would be today but scoring / points seems to be back on the rise now.

Conservative side of me which is also being generous at the same time has Matthews at the 110 point mark. I mean, to have your over/under set at 110 is amazing though.

 

[Sypher04]

Well Bunting only plays with them at even strength.

Even strength Paces:

1.Gaudreau 34gls/90pts
2.Matthews 49gls/87pts
3.McDavid 35gls/80pts
4.Marner 30gls/78pts
5.Kaprizov 33gls/78pts
6.MacKinnon 33gls/77pts
7.Tkachuk 30gls/75pts
8.Huberdeau 23gls/74pts
9.Stamkos 26gls/71pts
10.Draisaitl 31gls/70pts

And Bunting finished top-30 himself at a 21gl/60pt pace.

So I'm not sure he's holding them back.

Pacing for 14 more even strength goals than the next closest top 10 even strength producer is an absurd level of dominance

 

[Leaf Rocket]

only franchise record he should be looking for is getting the cup. if he can make it back to back that'll be even better.