Last year people said "relax, Matthews is totally fine! He's still responsible defensively and he's scoring 40 goals!"
Which is technically true; he was a "fine" top line centre in the league last year. But a dozen games this year have reminded us what we were missing last year. Absolute ****ing specimen, and the second best player in the league without a shadow of a doubt. Changes the complexion of the team entirely. We won't be as dogshit all year as we have been through 12 games, but the way this guy can carry a team is franchise defining.