Matthews Goal Total 24/25?

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How many does Matthews score this season?

  • 20-29 Goals

    Votes: 7 13.2%
  • 30-39 Goals

    Votes: 23 43.4%
  • 40-49 Goals

    Votes: 16 30.2%
  • 50+ Goals

    Votes: 7 13.2%

  • Total voters
    53
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30 goals is going to feel like 70 this year and he hits 29.

What an awful season, hope this is just a terrible blip and not a sign of premature decline.
 
I know people here like to slobber over goals but Im happy Matthews play making is up and his overall production has him at 94 pts per 82 vs ~108 per 82 last year, only down 14 pts per 82 which was mostly due to being a bit banged up/hurt first 20 games of the year.

He has not had a major decline as a pt producer, and is evolving for the better.

If he could get 40-45Gs and 60-70A a year he'd finally become the franchise 1C who is more likely to consistently produce come playoffs time.

Hoping Matthews goal scoring rebounds a bit but his ability to make nice passes, draw defenses and find open/trailing mans, and be able to thread cross ice seams/needle tough coverage zones continues to improve.

I dont want to see 65G and 35A matthews again.

40G and 70A would be him having reinvented himself to a guy who will carry us far come playoffs.

Pure 1-D goal scorers often go ghost come playoffs and fall hard (OV from 2011 to 2017, Kovalchuk, Heatley, Iginla, etc as some examples). A Dominant dual (but more focuses/tilted to playmaking) center/winger end up dominating the playoffs more often (Mack, Kuch, Drai, Crosby, McD)
 

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