So when are people gonna start talking about Zach Hyman?

[OilWagon]

It's relative to the team. Matthews abysmal year involves him leading his team in goal scoring. Draisaitl gets separated from McDavid and he's 11 goals back of Hyman.

You can make all the excuses you want and twist it what ever you want, that was a putrid season by Matthews standards and if you disagree then you don't think he belongs in the conversation as one of the best in the game.

 

[McPoyle]

Finger was mehhh, but his contract was relatively cheap. Clarkson and Brzygalov both had decent/good seasons under their belt before they signed their big contracts. Campbell meanwhile played only one season where he approached playing the amount that a starting goalie does and his playoff numbers with the Leafs were bad going into free agency and he still got a 5x5 contract. I mean if you're going to give him 5 million a season at least make it a shorter contract so that you get out of it faster if you make a mistake.

Fingers cap hit as a % of cap would be 5.2 mil today.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Time to repost that Editor in leafs article.

 

[barilko05]

I don't begrudge Hyman making the most of his opportunities. But for Leaf fans bemoaning that we let him get away, remember this: He's benefiting from being the go to of a guy who's on a pace for over 100 assists. If he were still in Toronto, he'd be Marner's 2nd choice...every time! 25 goals maybe. And if he's not playing with M&M, maybe not even that. And that's not worth 5.5 a season.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

A lot of flack oilers GM gets.

Hyman what a play.

 

[McFlyingV]

He's honestly improved every year he's been in Edmonton. Awesome player.

 

[Spawn]

He’s good but it’s natural for people to wonder how many of these are tap-ins from McDavid:

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He just needs to grow a mullet and he’d be indistinguishable from Ryan Smyth.

But in all sincerity, a tonne of those are tap ins from McDavid or Draisaitl. I don’t think there’s really any question he’s largely a product of McDavid and a top PP unit. But just like Kunitz with Crosby, not all guys can mesh that well with elite players. He’s a great player in his own right. Not 2nd best goal scorer in the league good. But still excellent.

 

[5 14 6 1]

It's relative to the team. Matthews abysmal year involves him leading his team in goal scoring. Draisaitl gets separated from McDavid and he's 11 goals back of Hyman.

Draisaitl is scoring more EVS this year than last. He has been cold on the PP this year which is the difference. They are separate 80% of the time.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

When he scores 40 not playing with someone named McDavid.

You ever think maybe Hyman is why McD is so good?

 

[Pucklington]

My dead grandmother would score with peak mcd

Your dead grandmother is better than Ty Rattie, James Neal, Jesse Puljujärvi, Connor Brown, and Zack Kassien?

 

[ijuka]

When he scores 40 not playing with someone named McDavid.

Is McDavid that much better than Matthews? I thought they were supposed to be close.

 

[Dave92]

Is McDavid that much better than Matthews? I thought they were supposed to be close.

Matthews is a a generational goal scorer and a very good all around player. But when it comes to setting up goals for his teammates the only comparable Mcdavid has is Gretzky.

 

[PaulD]

I mean he didn't come close in Toronto playing with many would believe you to be the best top 6 in the league

???

Matthews is a a generational goal scorer and a very good all around player. But when it comes to setting up goals for his teammates the only comparable Mcdavid has is Gretzky.

and Mario

 

[PaulD]

Along with having every team he played for growing up purchased by his dad.

Is that so?

 

[AppreciateHockey]

The Kurri to McDavid´s Gretzky.

 

[JimmyApples]

Leafs fans trashed him on the way out, calling it a terrible contract and him an overrated player.

The Leafs are absolute idiots for letting him go.

 

[HFpapi]

Hated losing Hyman, but had to.

Fantastic, fantastic player.

Agreed maybe the best value contract in the NHL.

Sure he benefits from McDavid but he does all the right things and makes McDavid better too.

Could've signed Kadri & Hyman for the price of Tavares. (Not to mention two players for the price of one frees up another forward salary for a dman).

The JT contract was a massive blunder and likely cost us a cup.

 

[Fourier]

Crazy that Hyman became a better goal scorer than Draisaitl.

Draisaitl can do it without McDavid allegations proving false.

Draisaitl's numbers this year:

Goals/60 5 vs 5 with McDavid in 327 minutes = 0.18

Goals/60 5 vs 5 away from McDavid = 1.18

Goals/60 5 vs 5 with McLeod and Foegele ~ 1.9

I'm going to guess that you have not watched the Oilers at all this year. Draisaitl by the way is on pace for 43 goals this year.

Hyman is such a classy guy. What he is doing is amazing. And he probably leads the NHL in goals disallowed.

 

[Gliff]

He is Kunitz. No one would expect anywhere close to this away from the best player in the world.

 

[Buck Naked]

Yes, this reminds me of the amazing year Bernie Nicholls had when playing with Gretzky.

On the PP. 5v5 Nicholls centered his own line. That comparison is not really fair to Nicholls since he scored over 100 points outside of the PP.

 

[Goose]

Could've signed Kadri & Hyman for the price of Tavares. (Not to mention two players for the price of one frees up another forward salary for a dman).

The JT contract was a massive blunder and likely cost us a cup.

I get your point, but there’s just no way at the time that as a GM you don’t sign one of the biggest UFAs available of the past 30 years, especially a local boy.

I mean they got a captain and 7 years of pretty much point per game production for free, that’s just not something any GM says no to. Can you imagine if he didn’t sign and the reason was a few million dollars?

Also hindsight is 20-20, I loved Hyman and absolutely hated to see him go, but he was a historical 40ish point player, I don’t know of anyone who predicted that he’d end up having
PPG seasons and scoring this many goals.

 

[Stickpucker]

My dead grandmother would score with peak mcd

Are you accusing McDavid of being a necrophiliac?!

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

when he isnt getting dragged along by McDavid? a mannequin would be PPG with him

 

[McShogun99]

Your dead grandmother is better than Ty Rattie, James Neal, Jesse Puljujärvi, Connor Brown, and Zack Kassien?

His dead grandmother is tied for goals with Brown.

 

[Soundwave]

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lol, Draisaitl putting up 17 points in 5 games in the 2022 Battle of Alberta series while playing on one leg is legendary, legit one of the greatest playoff series performances ever.