Ace of Hades
#Demko4Vezina
Yes because Pettersson is not a better player and it's clear to most people who follow hockey closely. Produces less, scores way less goals, barely if at all has an edge in two-way play. Matthews has been a ppg plus player since his rookie season and only hasn't put up higher raw point totals because of injury and a pandemic. He was going to score well over 50 goals and 90 points this year. You should stop pretending like 12 games matter more than the dozens and dozens of other games they've played in their career. Pettersson is becoming outrageously overrated.
Pettersson being a better player than Matthews is debateable given the fact that he is proving to play at a level that Matthews has clearly not shown. This isnt just some 2 week shit, it just shows how good Pettersson is. He is easily a better player now than he was in February both offensively and defensively. It is clear to most people who follow hockey that Matthews and EP are on the same tier, and I have seen plenty of non-Canuck fans believe that EP is better than Matthews, which you homer leaf fans cant seem to digest. Pettersson keeps being labeled as some 65 point player in the regular season, when he was pace for 80 points and 30 goals before the pandemic got in the way. You said Matthews suffered due to injuries, so did Pettersson, he did not play the full 82 game seasons in his rookie year suffering from 2 bullshit injuries from on ice play. The fact is Pettersson has only 3 less points than Matthews overall playoff output. Pettersson is becoming outrageously underrated, downplayed as if he is playing out of his mind when he is clearly just playing to the level he is accustomed to playing. Leaf fans are just overrating Matthews nothing more.
I have no problem with Leafs fans saying Matthews is still better, but to scoff at them not being in the same tier is ridiculous.
I'm not a Matthews lover. I'll take any chance I can get to rip into his contract.
But the people saying EP is better are off their rocker and just riding this 2 week hype train
Riding this 2 week hype train. Then people will he is riding this one month hype train. How about admitting Petterson and Matthews are on the same level. The ones that are off their rocker are those who scoff at the idea that those two are on the same tier and that Marner is closer to EP than he is to Matthews.
Being over a PPG is far more relevant than regular season totals, especially when Matthews is not even a proven PPG player in the regular season.