Is McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon the new Big Three?

[Jerzey Devil]

Leafs

 

[Saltcreek]

Let's pump the brakes a little bit guys, there's like 10 players on pace to score 150 pts right now, we're early in the season.

Hit the 1/4 season mark at least before we start bragging guys up as "2.25 ppg players"

Outside of a couple Leafs fans (minority btw) I do not think there is anyone who thinks that either player that will sustain that kind of production. Both players will settle down to the 1 to 1.3(4) range. To argue that either players production is sustainable is just plain ignorance.

 

[BostonBruins11]

You jealous that Pasta isnt half the player Matthews is?

i couldn't care less and neither would most Bruins Fan...

you jealous that Rielly isn't half the player McAvoy is?

 

[Master P]

No, there is no current "Big three" imo. McDavid is clearly above everyone in the league, and after him there is actually quite a bit of distribution of wealth talent wise. The league is full of young and upcoming star players.

 

[tucker3434]

I’d love to know how many of the leaf fans that are crowning Matthews as the best player in the world also called MacKinnon’s last season a small sample. I bet that Venn diagram has a lot of overlap.

 

[jvcjdudu jcycyxjene]

i couldn't care less and neither would most Bruins Fan...

you jealous that Rielly isn't half the player McAvoy is?

13 points for Rielly and a mere 5 for Little Charlie Horse LOL.

 

[onetweasy]

100% agreed. But all these deluded people cant see past the status quo. Sometimes Ovi was better than Crosby. Sometimes Matthews will be better than McDavid. Get over it people.

You agree? I honestly thought I was missing a joke in the original post.

 

[LeafFever]

Predicting the Leafs to win the Cup at 7 games played is beyond ludicrous. Keep trying to justify your flawed argument though.

Why? If their best players play their best they can win. There's no criteria to have to win a certain amount of series. What flawed logic.

 

[LeafFever]

You honestly think Matthews could keep up a high level of play when playing 22+ mins a night? I'm doubting it, that's a big body to carry around all night playing forward. Babcock made fun of the Oilers last year for playing McDavid so much, talking about how McDavid slowed down through the night saying it was exhausting him.

When did I say this? No I do not fora second nor does any Leaf fan.
Babcock is nuts. He needs to play his elite players more.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Matthews has the potential to join Mcdavid but until he does you can't give him that recognition. Malkin didn't become a part of the big 3 until he won an art ross head to head against Crosby and Ovechkin.

 

[frederixx]

Leaf fans have officially taken over as the most nauseating fan base on earth.

It happens when you have one of the largest fan base and most of them are teens

 

[Sundance]

Big 2.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

We should add Sebastien Aho since he's #3 in scoring today. I mean it only takes 5 games to crown a new champion, so let's add him to the list.

Aside from McDavid, none of the other two are worthy to be "crowned" yet. If you want to start adding, start with Kucherov as he has more than one season of greatness under his belt.

 

[b in vancouver]

McDavid is a tier above any of the other kids at the moment.

Don't think Matthews nor MacKinnon have separated from the pack yet. Eichel, Pastrnak, Laine, Barkov, Marner, Rantanen, Barzal, etc. are awfully good players. and then there are guys like Petterson, Hischier, Svechnikov, Boeser, etc. that we'll get to see more of over the next year or two. Sure I'm forgetting another half dozen guys. Kucherov is still only 25.

But would any of us really be surprised if Pastrnak out-scored both Matthews and MacKinnon this year? Or if in another year or two that Eichel is considered the 2nd best young player out there? Or if Laine wins a bunch of Rockets?
Not saying it'll happen but out of the young guys - McDavid is still the only sure bet that he'll always be in the top 1-3 of his peers every year while I expect a lot of the other guys to shift year-to-year.

 

[BAM]

Caps would have traded a 1st round matchup with Columbus for Boston in a heartbeat. Not to mention you're arguing unfair playoff matchups when the Caps/Pens have played each other in the 2nd round in three straight playoffs.

LMFAO sure they would have, it took them 6 games to beat the Jackets and they had 97 points last year, Bruins finished with 112.

 

[stepdad gaary]

matthews will likely continue his 45.5 shooting% and set the nhl goal record.

 

[BAM]

I expect him to reach the other level, but only the future will tell us.

Yeah I agree, I've said it multiple times and nothing I've seen from Matthews has changed this. He has the potential to be the second best player in the league after McDavid. I see him as this generations Malkin. McDavid (Crosby) will always be seen as the best player on this generation but Matthews (Malkin) will have stretches were he looks like the best and it wouldn't surprise me to see Matthews win a Hart or 2.

 

[LeafFever]

The Toronto Sports Network says the Leafs are about to lose Kapanen now.
https://www.tsn.ca/insider-trading-kapanen-s-hot-start-could-force-leafs-hand-1.1192997

I don't think the Leafs will have any players left next season.

 

[Tavares to Marner]

what a strange selection of players, you can't be that clueless as to what he was saying.

McDavid has more support than Kessel ever had in Toronto

but that's not saying much

 

[ybnvs]

Giroux > Matthews.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

LMFAO sure they would have, it took them 6 games to beat the Jackets and they had 97 points last year, Bruins finished with 112.

Caps own the bruins though, i'd be surprised if it wasn't a sweep. Not to mention Tampa easily beat Boston, and Washington dominated Tampa despite the series going to 7.

 

[Saltcreek]

The Toronto Sports Network says the Leafs are about to lose Kapanen now.
https://www.tsn.ca/insider-trading-kapanen-s-hot-start-could-force-leafs-hand-1.1192997

I don't think the Leafs will have any players left next season.

I think the Leafs could have some cap issues but in general this is all just to get more clicks. A hot start does not mean that Kapanen will continue to play at this pace throughout the year. I think this article would be more relevant if this was closer to the end of the season. Also, let the Toronto management worry about the contracts as that is their job and the fans should just enjoy the great hockey they get to watch.

 

[Tavares to Marner]

Giroux > Matthews.

Agreed
but I mean Giroux is a fully developed great player rn in his prime

 

[BAM]

Caps own the bruins though, i'd be surprised if it wasn't a sweep. Not to mention Tampa easily beat Boston, and Washington dominated Tampa despite the series going to 7.

Leafs won the season series against the Bruins as well, and the past couple years too have done really well against them in the regular season. Playoffs are another story like HF likes to tell Leaf fans.

Caps have only played the Bruins once in recent memory in the playoffs and that series went 7 games and was won in OT. Definitely think you guys are underrating the Bruins here.

And you can't dominate a team if the series goes 7 games, that's the wrong word for it lol.

 

[Tavares to Marner]

Caps own the bruins though, i'd be surprised if it wasn't a sweep. Not to mention Tampa easily beat Boston, and Washington dominated Tampa despite the series going to 7.

Leave the Boston fan to dream

If hes convinced they'd knock the caps that year then you'd think they'd of been the champs