Auston Matthews or Pavel Bure
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Matthews already has five big seasons and one really good one out of six he's played. Bure had five great seasons and 2-3 really good ones and he's done. Unless Matthews has a career ending injury or something he will rocket by Bure in a year or two and then he'll only be 26-27 with plenty of time to put him far in the rear view mirror. And that's just as a goal scorer. Matthews is the better all-around player.
A better one might be Matthews vs. Hull (either), Bossy, Espo or something. That's more his trajectory.
My Best-Carey
A better one might be Matthews vs. Hull (either), Bossy, Espo or something. That's more his trajectory.
My Best-Carey
Matthews is already pretty close to Bure’s career, and last year was better than any Bure season. It’d be shocking if he didn’t end up well ahead at this point. The only big advantage Bure has now is the ‘94 playoff run, but I’m sure Matthews will have a big run eventually as well, just like McDavid finally did this year.
Pyrophorus
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Matthews scored 60 goals this year while playing while garnering some Selke votes.
Pavel Bure had to look up defense in the dictionary once because he thought it was French for "of fence".
Pavel Bure had to look up defense in the dictionary once because he thought it was French for "of fence".
EverTheCynic
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I mean, I love Bure, but Matthews is a better player. Once he matches Bure’s 94 run, he will surpass him.
Only a matter of time. Plus, C > W and all that.
Only a matter of time. Plus, C > W and all that.
Matthews is certainly better defensively, but Bure was only bad defensively in Florida. And even then it was really only the ‘01 and the ‘02 season before he was traded that he was that bad.
Kunta Kinte
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2000-01 Bure > anything Matthews have done.
Dude scored 59 goals while his best teammate had 30 fkn pts.
Dude scored 59 goals while his best teammate had 30 fkn pts.
Matthews career will be better, 100%, because Bures career was broken by injuries. He was a majestic player tho, I will never forget when he schooled Finland in 1998 Olympics.
EdJovanovski
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This is sort of an unfair comp. Bure’s career was hampered by some pretty crappy injuries. Dude was effin unreal in his prime.
This point differential still blows my mind
Connor McConnor
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I remember watching the highlights that season and it was just Bure involved in every single goal and all of them were highlight reels because he had to create everything for himself. Just nuts.
Marioesque
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Quite easily Matthews if no sudden career ending injury etc as many have already pointed out
Nathaniel Skywalker
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Something tells me if bure were in today's league he'd torch the league to the rocket every year. Think McDavid but a goal scoring version
But he got to play with the next Lemieux, Viktor Kozlov
better career? Matthews for sure. Better player? Is a much closer Debate.
Matthews and, barring a dark turn, this won't be close by the time AM is done.
But Bure was more fun to watch!
But Bure was more fun to watch!
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Matthews just beat peak McDavid for a Hart, and the players vindicated it with a Lindsay. It's just one season but it was a great season and it goes a long way.
Matthews would have to have his career abruptly curtailed in order to not pass Bure.
Matthews would have to have his career abruptly curtailed in order to not pass Bure.
Krewe
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I swear people say this for every high-level 90s player lol. Reality is It's more likely that he'd look worse in today's league than he did in his own time given how much more talented the league is as a whole now
KirkAlbuquerque
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Bure AINEC. He pulled Anna Kournikova in her prime
Mark Stones Spleen
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It's already Matthews, At 25 he's done everything Pavel Bure did in his career and more.
Both won rookie of the year
Both won the rocket
Both scored 60 goals
Both have hit 100 points or more.
But only Matthews has won the hart
But only Matthews has won the Ted Lindsay
Both won rookie of the year
Both won the rocket
Both scored 60 goals
Both have hit 100 points or more.
But only Matthews has won the hart
But only Matthews has won the Ted Lindsay
