Current Matthews or current Patrick Kane

[olli]

Who are you taking if you’re team had a must win game 7 tomorrow?
Matthews (27 years old, 6 G, 14 points in 15 games this season)
Kane (36 years old 3 goals, 10 points in 20 games this season)

Last season Matthews had 69 goals and 107 points in 81 games while Kane had 20 goals and 47 points in 50 games.

But of course Kane has a history of being a clutch game 7 producer while Matthews doesn’t…

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[Bouboumaster]

Current Kane or Prime Kane?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Evander Kane ANIEC

 

[olli]

Current Kane or Prime Kane?

Current Kane

 

[CallMeShaft]

Current Kane? No way is this a serious question.

 

[Leafs87]

Is this serious??

 

[Regal]

Current Kane? No way is this a serious question.

After the Malkin poll it’s fair to question how far people are willing to take the “former playoff hero” narrative over the much better current player.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Matthews AINEC

Anyone saying otherwise must be trolling

 

[ijuka]

... current Kane?

So, the best goal-scorer in NHL or a third liner?

 

[Rude Dog]

Is this for real?

 

[CaptainShark]

I am not a fan of AINEC cause it devalidates other opinions… having said that:

Matthews AINEC

 

[All Mod Cons]

Is this going to be a series?

 

[Romang67]

Since you made this poll, OP, what exactly ARE their respective game 7 stats?

 

[Realgud]

Kane AINEC

 

[banks]

I get the point from the OP. Just how much is "clutch" worth? Someone that is clearly past their prime, but always raises their game in the post season and big moments, vs the premiere superstar who has struggled with playoff production.

It's an interesting concept. But I think you would have gotten more discussion and viewpoints from a regular thread instead of a poll like this. Because Matthews is the clear choice over Kane, so no one will put much other thought into it.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Prime Kane? Easy choice,
Current Kane? Nah.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Is this satire?
If not in b4 lock

 

[Idiot Stick]

Not even close

 

[Romang67]

Since you made this poll, OP, what exactly ARE their respective game 7 stats?

To answer my own question, Kane has 0 goals, 5 assists, and is a -6 in 6 games 7. Matthews has 0 goals, 3 assists and is a -2 in games 7.

 

[Regal]

To answer my own question, Kane has 0 goals, 5 assists, and is a -6 in 6 games 7. Matthews has 0 goals, 3 assists and is a -2 in games 7.

In elimination games overall his numbers are really strong though. I can’t remember them off hand but it’s something like 50 in 39

 

[WarriorofTime]

this is not a serious question...

 

[Romang67]

In elimination games overall his numbers are really strong though. I can’t remember them off hand but it’s something like 50 in 39

Yeah, they're really good.

He just happens to not really have produced in games 7. He has points in 2 out of 6 of those games.

 

[Fear]

How about for the next poll current Matthews vs current Gretzky

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

If you are relying on current Matthews or current Kane to win in a game 7, may as well start waxing the golf clubs.
But to answer the question, I would roll the dice on Matthews.

 

[authentic]

In elimination games overall his numbers are really strong though. I can’t remember them off hand but it’s something like 50 in 39

I believe it’s actually 50 in 37. Also this is far above the normal range as most players we think of as clutch are even well below a point per game like Sakic and Kucherov off the top of my head. I think it’s actually quite rare to be above a point per game over a large number of elimination games.