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Not gonna lie, this is kinda cringy[/QUOT
I said in a main forum thread about a month before camp that that Matthews and Tavares may hit 50 goals this season, i was trolled and laughed at by some certain Leaf fans, im not going to say who, but the typical i never played/coached but know more than the pro's crowd ... lol
dunno if Ernie or that knob up past parry sound will be triggered by this but always express your own opinions on here!
- Matthews 3 gp ~ 5 goals
- Tavares 3 gp ~ 4 goals
95 percent of matthews hate on the mains are insecure edm fans and fin jets fans. Edmonton fans know 1 connor doesent want to be there and their management forcing the C and ruining the team are ruining connor and wasting his potential and 2 the difference between connor and Auston is not as much as they want. 40 goal rookie is generational.
The fin fans hate him because he stole 1 from their boys. Simple simon if you ask me, easy, easy read!!
Auston Matthews isn’t easily defined in his third NHL season, but he’s reaching the place that makes the great ones different. He does so many different things well. There is a little bit of Lemieux in him, the way he likes to burst through the neutral zone and use his size and reach and strength.
There is a little bit of Brett Hull in him, and maybe a touch of Mike Bossy. How he shoots the puck, quickly, and from places other players can’t find. The angles. The lining up of the defending players. The quickness of delivery.
Like Gretzky, like Lemieux, like Phil Esposito, they all scored a ton of goals — Gretzky’s were so much finesse, Lemieux’s were sheer beauty and power and art, Esposito was never a painter, he was a pragmatic goal scorer, someone who could use his size and shape and width and hands to score.
His game wasn’t at all like Matthews’ is now, except they both had the knack.
With opportunities come goals. Seven in four games this season, in this third NHL season for young Matthews, after a disappointing seven-game series against Boston last May, after a summer of monster work on his game.
This Matthews is bigger, stronger, faster, more determined, more confident, more understanding of what he can and can’t do than he was in his first two years. We haven’t seen the best of him yet: That happens over time.
Yet he leads all of hockey with seven goals, the most difficult player in the NHL to control until Connor McDavid, who plays a completely different style in Edmonton, kicks into gear.
“For me, the skating is … he’s the best skater to ever play,” Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos said on Hockey Central at Noon. “I will give Connor McDavid the edge on skating.”
It’s hard to argue that. McDavid is the player to beat at the Fastest Skater Competition when all-star weekend rolls around. But Matthews has his own advantages.
“We give (Matthews) the shot, do we not?” Kypreos asked.
The panel discussed giving McDavid the edge in playmaking ability, but that Matthews is the better 200-foot player. Here’s a look at some comparison stats over the past two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18).
Since these two will likely never be traded for one another, this question is even more interesting when you extend it to contract valuations. McDavid is in the first year of a deal paying him $12.5 million against the cap, while Matthews will be an RFA next summer and needs a new deal.
Assuming Matthews comes in over John Tavares’ $11 million, can there be a case for Matthews to make the same as McDavid? Could he come in even higher than McDavid considering the salary cap could rise above $80 million next season?
It's still McDavid. Look, Matthews is my favourite kind of player. A hulking center with an out-of-this-world shot, tremendous strength, very good skating. In fact, he doesn't have any weaknesses. But McDavid can do whatever he wants on the ice. He's the best skater in the league, he can score at a high rate, he has eyes all around his head. He's the best player in the world.
How can we?I really hope we don't dick around with his contract.
How can we?
Matthews: yo im the best on the planet
Leafs: u rite
Former captain who took in Marner and Matthews?It's an absolute joke that Babcock made Marleau an assitant captain. He's closer to a healthy scratch than a team leader.
I really hope we don't dick around with his contract.
So lets be honest here, before the consensus seemed to be 10 million for Matthews.
If he scores 50+ and wins the Rocket and has a 55 G, 35 A, 90 point season does he get McDavid level 12.5 million salary or does it go as high at matching Tavares at 11?
his contract isn't even remotely important. whatever it is, he'll be more than worth it. it'll probably be in the 11-12 million rangeSo lets be honest here, before the consensus seemed to be 10 million for Matthews.
If he scores 50+ and wins the Rocket and has a 55 G, 35 A, 90 point season does he get McDavid level 12.5 million salary or does it go as high at matching Tavares at 11?
Respect and Tenure are considerations in these decisions. Auston will get a letter one day!It's an absolute joke that Babcock made Marleau an assitant captain. He's closer to a healthy scratch than a team leader.