Does Matthews hit 40 goals again this season (2017-2018) ?

[Kamiccolo]

Pretty simple.

Last year, not a lot had him having the year he did. Many believed a mid 50's season was impressive. Do you bet on the kid or against him? Assuming he is healthy, does he hit at least 40 again this year?

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[BigWilly]

I'll say 41 - 45

 

[Linkens Mastery]

All depends if he stays healthy. If he plays more than 70-75 games, I think it's very possible.

 

[I am not exposed]

No, but he will get more assists.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Won't be surprised either way, voted yes because of:
- he's a bigtime shot generator and I don't see that changing, will probably improve a bit if anything. Could see a bump in shooting % as well
- pretty good bet that Hyman will be replaced on his line by a better linemate, might net more shooting opportunities
- Nylander could improve a bit as well
- might get more icetime as a 2nd year player, more opportunity to shoot and score

this is predicated on being healthy, if he's hurt he doesn't reach 40 obviously

 

[Razz]

I don't see why not. He has a sustainable shooting percentage, now has a better line this coming season with one year more of experience and an overall forward group that has more depth than last year.

The vast majority of Matthews' goals were from in close so I see no reason why he can't improve on his totals. If he were sniping a lot from further out and had a lot of empty net goals, then yeah may be scores less, but Matthews scores differently than most.

 

[Advanced stats]

40 goals spot on again, and vastly improves his assist totals. 80-85 points.

 

[Sheppy]

41-37-78 for Matthews this year i think.

 

[34]

50 goals for Matthews.

 

[heretik27]

He scored a lot of goals similar to Scheifele last season, going to the net and finding the open ice for a pass or knocking in rebounds/loose pucks. I think he hits a minimum of 35, 40 is definitely doable. He's not a perimeter sniper which means teams have to work even harder to stop him from scoring because he's so good in those areas in tight.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

I'll say 35-40

 

[ijuka]

No. Might hit mid 30s if he has a good season.

 

[Paris in Flames]

It's so much easier to take the under in a situation like this but I think he'll do it. He takes a lot of shots and spends a bunch of time around the net. He doesn't rely on other people to score so it's not like juggling linemates or anything of the like would have a huge impact on him.

I like his chances.

 

[Halla]

I'll say yes. It wasn't like he had a crazy high shooting % and he could very well be top 5 in the NHL in shots.

also adding Marleau to his line and subtracting Hyman will help.

37-43 is the likely range assuming he is healthy

 

[Halla]

No. Might hit mid 30s if he has a good season.

so if not he wont even get 30?

lemme guess Laine fan? one of these guys has an unsustainable shooting % and it isnt matthews

 

[X66]

35 to 45 IMO.

He's always been a tier 1 goal scorer.

 

[Liminality]

No. Might hit mid 30s if he has a good season.

If he has a good season, he can hit 40 and above.

I said no, guessing he has an alright season goal wise around the 30 to just under 40 area.

Still definitely doable with the way he hounds that puck.

 

[Skobel24]

Gonna guess about 35 goals, but closer to 50-55 assists.

 

[Menzinger]

Will be 40ish, bit above or below.

 

[StevenB]

If Matthews hit 40 shooting 22%, I'd say no but he shot an easily sustainable shooting percentage, and went through like a 10 game streak without scoring. He's very effective at generating shots and I don't think that's gonna change. I wouldn't be surprised if he hits 45

 

[Pyrophorus]

If Matthews hit 40 shooting 22%, I'd say no but he shot an easily sustainable shooting percentage, and went through like a 10 game streak without scoring. He's very effective at generating shots and I don't think that's gonna change. I wouldn't be surprised if he hits 45

He actually didn't score in 20 games.

 

[Pestilence]

also adding Marleau to his line and subtracting Hyman will help.

Well, adding a more offensively gifted player doesn't necessarily mean that, it could actually mean the opposite.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

35+39

 

[PG Canuck]

I think he'll just come up short.

 

[Vintage93]

Low to mid 30s for me, but a more impressive season overall.