Is Matthews the worst playoff performer ever?

[Leafshater67]

I cant think of a worse example of a skater whose play so consistently drops off every playoffs and I’ve been watching hockey for 30 years.

This guy is supposed to be a superstar and has a C on his jersey now and it’s the same old. 60 goal man in the regular season, 30 goal pace in the playoffs at best. He wasn’t good at 4 nations either.

It’s time to stop making excuses for this guy IMO.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

This guy sucks lmfao

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

He's winning faceoffs so he's doing something,

 

[DieSendungmitderMaus]

What an original thought

 

[avocadosmoothie]

he's just not a performer. he's already peaked as well, turning 28 this year.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Here it is, the thread we've all been waiting for.

 

[heretik27]

Guessing the Leafs lost tonight without checking the score.

 

[MoreMogilny]

He’s very clearly injured and has been all season. At some point a decision was made not to shut him down. Maybe due to recovery needing to be quite long. He hasn’t been himself all year. It’s highlighted more now, but this isn’t even normal playoff Matthew’s. it sucks to see a guy with his talent unable to play his game.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Relative to expectations: yes.

I'm still mystified he keeps getting ranked as a top 10 player. Who HAVE to take the playoffs into account when making these rankings.

 

[Son of Nogatco]

He couldn’t score in a monkey whorehouse with a suitcase full of bananas

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

He’s very clearly injured and has been all season. At some point a decision was made not to shut him down. Maybe due to recovery needing to be quite long. He hasn’t been himself all year. It’s highlighted more now, but this isn’t even normal playoff Matthew’s. it sucks to see a guy with his talent unable to play his game.

He's apparently been injured every season except for when he scored 60 goals.

It's old.

 

[OilerTyler]

Nylander is clearly "the guy" on that team right now. Matthews should be taking notes from him.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

Here come all the haters to get their fix lol.

 

[JKG33]

Matthews vs Hellebuyck in a heated head-to-head race for the anti Conn Smythe.

Both would be locks for the all-fraud team

 

[MoreMogilny]

He's apparently been injured every season except for when he scored 60 goals.

It's old.

Who said that?

It’s been well documented all season long. He even flew to Germany to have it addressed.

Deciding to ignore what’s been in front of us all season doesn’t make it illegitimate.

 

[koyvoo]

This is ridiculous. The guy is a warrior who leaves everything he has on the ice every game.

One of the most competitive players the in league history. He’s a never say die bulldog, who would do anything to win.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Just doesn’t seem to have an extra gear like McDavid, to take his game up to another level. I can’t ever recall a playoff game he took over and looked like the best player on the ice.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

He’s very clearly injured and has been all season. At some point a decision was made not to shut him down. Maybe due to recovery needing to be quite long. He hasn’t been himself all year. It’s highlighted more now, but this isn’t even normal playoff Matthew’s. it sucks to see a guy with his talent unable to play his game.

Lots of guys are injured, it’s the same with this player every year

He just doesn’t have it

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

His wrist and shoulder injury flares up every April.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Who said that?

It’s been well documented all season long. He even flew to Germany to have it addressed.

Deciding to ignore what’s been in front of us all season doesn’t make it illegitimate.

He's been terrible in the playoffs for like, ever. Injuries or not.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Lots of guys are injured, it’s the same with this player every year

He just doesn’t have it

At the end of the day your opinion won’t change. I’m providing perspective.

I’m not happy with his performance either, but also know that isn’t as simple as “he doesn’t have it”

 

[JKG33]

He’s very clearly injured and has been all season. At some point a decision was made not to shut him down. Maybe due to recovery needing to be quite long. He hasn’t been himself all year. It’s highlighted more now, but this isn’t even normal playoff Matthew’s. it sucks to see a guy with his talent unable to play his game.

Just like he has been the other 8 playoffs?

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

He doesn't make players around him better. Instead he needs players around him to make him better.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

At the end of the day your opinion won’t change. I’m providing perspective.

I’m not happy with his performance either, but also know that isn’t as simple as “he doesn’t have it”

Yeah man same story every year at this time

It is actually that simple tbh

 

[JKG33]

He doesn't make players around him better. Instead he needs players around him to make him better.

He's one of the few 8 figure cap hits that needs to be surrounded by other 8 figure cap hits to be anywhere close to worth his 8 figure cap hit... go figure