Mcdavid gifted Matthews a goal, but the other goal and assist and goal he got were 100% on his own back.
gotta love the "everyone plays well with mcdavid comments"
not much more that Matthews can do really. dominant at the worlds and then the world cup as well.
If Mcdivid wasnt coming back, It would likely be Draisaitl, Larsson, and Nurse or something of that nature.
Nylander,Zaitsev and a 2nd surely wouldnt be close to getting connor would it?
think what you would want for Mcdavid and take away a little. thats what Matthews would cost
First of all, I thought Mathews played great and pulled every bit of his weight on that line. But take off your homer glasses for a second. Do you know how goals are scored? Face-offs, zone entries, drawing defenders out of position? All of these matter. On that great goal by Matthews against Sweden, McDavid won the opening draw, he then carried the puck from his own blueline into the Swedish zone to achieve a clean zone entry, split the D, and got a shot on goal. By the time Matthews touches the puck for the first time Lundquist is out of position, the defence is in disarray and has lost coverage on a bunch of players, allowing Reilly to get wide open. Matthews retrieves the puck, dekes out a defender and spots Reilly streaking to the open ice, who then got good wood on a one-timer on net, giving Matthews a top-in rebound. And you actually think Matthews scored that goal 100% on his own? C'mon man. McDavid, Reilly AND Matthews all played key roles in that goal.