Maurice Richard Trophy Tournament (1995-Present) Round 1: 2024 Auston Matthews vs 1997 Keith Tkachuk

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #1 (Round 1): Auston Matthews (2024) vs Keith Tkachuk (1997)

Auston Matthews (2023-24):

Games Played​	Goals​	Even Strength Goals​	Power Play Goals​	League Wide Goals Per Game​
81​	69​	51​	18​	3.11​

Keith Tkachuk (1996-97):

Games Played​	Goals​	Even Strength Goals​	Power Play Goals​	League Wide Goals Per Game​
81​	52​	41​	9​	2.92​

Round 1 Matchups
24 Matthews vs 97 Tkachuk
23 McDavid vs 17 Crosby
22 Matthews vs 06 Cheechoo
21 Matthews vs 16 Ovechkin
20 Pastrnak vs 20 Ovechkin
19 Ovechkin vs 18 Ovechkin
15 Ovechkin vs 12 Stamkos
14 Ovechkin vs 09 Ovechkin
13 Ovechkin vs 95 Bondra
11 Perry vs 00 Bure
10 Stamkos vs 10 Crosby
08 Ovechkin vs 01 Bure
07 Lecavalier vs 02 Iginla
04 Nash vs 04 Iginla vs 04 Kovalchuk
03 Hejduk vs 96 Lemieux
99 Selanne vs 99 Bondra

Note: Due to the Richard Trophy not having a tiebreaker, I will conduct one myself in the first round to avoid matchup complications in later rounds.

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[tabness]

nineties over new nhl voting block!!!

 

[DitchMarner]

Do we consider anything other than goal scoring for these polls?


Either way, I think Matthews wins. The only thing that would make it closer is that Tkachuk probably had worse offensive support, but I don't think that's enough to put him over Auston here.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I don’t see how Tkachuk has any argument here

 

[bobholly39]

Do we consider anything other than goal scoring for these polls?


Either way, I think Matthews wins. The only thing that would make it closer is that Tkachuk probably had worse offensive support, but I don't think that's enough to put him over Auston here.

Good question.

At some point we'll get into better goal scoring season vs better season overall. What are we evaluating?

Ie for goalscoring Matthews 24 might be better than McDavid 23. But McDavid is definitely better overall season.

I agree for this poll - it's Matthews either way.

 

[Legion34]

I don’t see how Tkachuk has any argument here

Not a leaf is a big one

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Not a leaf is a big one

Do you know who you’re talking to here?

 

[EXTRAS]

Which is a worse name: Matthew or Keith?

 

[tabness]

I don’t see how Tkachuk has any argument here

Keith called the cup winning Panthers "a bunch of p***yes", imagine what he'd say about GUCCY

 

[blundluntman]

Good question.

At some point we'll get into better goal scoring season vs better season overall. What are we evaluating?

Ie for goalscoring Matthews 24 might be better than McDavid 23. But McDavid is definitely better overall season.

I agree for this poll - it's Matthews either way.

Do we consider anything other than goal scoring for these polls?


Either way, I think Matthews wins. The only thing that would make it closer is that Tkachuk probably had worse offensive support, but I don't think that's enough to put him over Auston here.

We’ll be looking strictly at goal scoring for this tournament

 

[um]

Not a leaf is a big one

Always with the victim act.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

Matthews 2023-24.