Player Discussion Auston Matthews Discussion

[fahad203]

Here are some players who have similar stats to Matthews in their first 40-60 playoff games:

Matthews had 23 goals in 55 playoff games

Sundin had 25 in 55
Kessel had 27 in 55
Kadri had 19 in 52
Daniel Briere had 22 in 57
Patrick Kane had 20 in 51
Roenick had 28 in 58
Alfresson had 22 in 44
Tarasenko had 22 in 44
Point had 22 in 44
Guentzel had 34 in 56
Filip Forsberg had 22 in 55
Giroux had 23 in 57

There are some good players there, but none of them are even CLOSE to Matthews talent and specifically goal scoring talent.

While McDrai are putting up Gretzky/Lemieux like numbers, Matthews is not even close to that tier, he is in the next tier of good goal scorers (who some of them outscore him) and good playmakers (who pretty much put up the same goals), all while he's earning one of/teh highest salary in the league.

Also worth noting

None of those guys were ever top 5 highest players in the league

Most of them didn't have the cast like Matthews

Most of them who didn't contribute in scoring contributed other areas of the game

With Matthews is a 3 point game or nothing

One game is he's amazing only to drop the ball next game

 

[fahad203]

Here are some players who have similar stats to Matthews in their first 40-60 playoff games:

Matthews had 23 goals in 55 playoff games

Sundin had 25 in 55
Kessel had 27 in 55
Kadri had 19 in 52
Daniel Briere had 22 in 57
Patrick Kane had 20 in 51
Roenick had 28 in 58
Alfresson had 22 in 44
Tarasenko had 22 in 44
Point had 22 in 44
Guentzel had 34 in 56
Filip Forsberg had 22 in 55
Giroux had 23 in 57

There are some good players there, but none of them are even CLOSE to Matthews talent and specifically goal scoring talent.

While McDrai are putting up Gretzky/Lemieux like numbers, Matthews is not even close to that tier, he is in the next tier of good goal scorers (who some of them outscore him) and good playmakers (who pretty much put up the same goals), all while he's earning one of/teh highest salary in the league.

What has to be noted Is their age by the time most of them have played 55 games

They were much younger than Matthews.

Most of them 55 playoff games into their mid 20s. They would have played multiple rounds per year

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

When u can score 70 goals in your sleep, there has to be some balance from the hockey gods. Matthews missed 2 playoff games and wont say why? He is a soft big man and it appears he was looking for a way out or an excuse to deal with another playoff series lost. Berube hopefully can call out Matthews and lower his ego, Matthews ego is an issue.

It wasn't in his sleep. The entire team game planned to get him 70 goals (and failed). Also it looks like he got hurt in the final week which cost him games in the playoffs which is why they are being so shady about disclosing this information. Individual accolades > team accomplishments.



People speculated that it was a leg injury from McAvoy but they said it was a head injury.

 

[therealkoho]

It wasn't in his sleep. The entire team game planned to get him 70 goals (and failed). Also it looks like he got hurt in the final week which cost him games in the playoffs which is why they are being so shady about disclosing this information. Individual accolades > team accomplishments.



People speculated that it was a leg injury from McAvoy but they said it was a head injury.

Yeah all that talk of Matthews giving it the old I have a reason I'm not producing, gave poor Will a headache that wouldn't go away, and Mitch thinking why should I give it 110% if these guys don't.