Auston Matthews Discussion VII:

[1specter]

I was watching the leafs & panthers game and saw that Barkov has 22:47 minutes per game compared to Matthews 18:28.

#freematthews

Barkov also spends 2 minutes a game killing penalties.

 

[Walshy7]

Barkov also spends 2 minutes a game killing penalties.

if that team wasn't so shallow at forward barkov wouldn't need to be used on the PK or at least that much on the PK. Why would we want Matthews on the PK? other than it can stop other fans saying "he's not that good doesn't even PK" I see no benefit

 

[1specter]

if that team wasn't so shallow at forward barkov wouldn't need to be used on the PK or at least that much on the PK. Why would we want Matthews on the PK? other than it can stop other fans saying "he's not that good doesn't even PK" I see no benefit

Yup I agree. Was just trying to provide more context into why Barkov's minutes are so high. That being said I do wish Matthews got more PP time but our first unit seems to be a lot better than the second.

 

[Walshy7]

Yup I agree. Was just trying to provide more context into why Barkov's minutes are so high. That being said I do wish Matthews got more PP time but our first unit seems to be a lot better than the second.

yeah wasn't having a go at you, just saying we shouldn't want him to pk. I agree Matthews unit should start especially late in games, he is a game winner with the intense desire to win he should be first over the boards for a late game PP where we need to tie it or win it. I think it doesn't matter which unit goes out first they are more likely to score a lot of the time we score before the 2nd unit gets a shift, I think that is due to offensive talent and either unit would score the same

 

[Morbo]

We're a deep team, but Matthews is so good that he needs to be playing 20 minutes a night regardless.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

We're a deep team, but Matthews is so good that he needs to be playing 20 minutes a night regardless.

I don't care if Matthews plays 18 minutes a night, but he should be playing with talent that maximizes his offensive potential. If that's really Hyman then fine, but I suspect that JVR would be a better fit

 

[Walshy7]

I don't care if Matthews plays 18 minutes a night, but he should be playing with talent that maximizes his offensive potential. If that's really Hyman then fine, but I suspect that JVR would be a better fit

even if JVR is I cant see us resigning him, so putting him there takes away form gaining chemistry with a long term player, if its not hyman that is but I suspect babcock thinks hyman and Matthews have developed excellent chemistry already

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

I don't care if Matthews plays 18 minutes a night, but he should be playing with talent that maximizes his offensive potential. If that's really Hyman then fine, but I suspect that JVR would be a better fit

JVR - Matthews - Brown

I think people forget just how good Matthews and Brown were together for long stretches last season.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

even if JVR is I cant see us resigning him, so putting him there takes away form gaining chemistry with a long term player, if its not hyman that is but I suspect babcock thinks hyman and Matthews have developed excellent chemistry already

it would up his value so we could trade him though

 

[Walshy7]

it would up his value so we could trade him though

that is certainly true, OK you have talked me into it make the call to babs.

 

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