TBF1972
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- May 19, 2018
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Every fan base overrates their own players. I mean it's natural. They are fans. Matthews leading this vote is simply a function of so many Leaf fans on HFB praising their players.
still wasn’t referring to Nylander either
It’s the 2nd line center making $16 million last season
He should be WAYYY higher.
AM being at the top is just silly. This is the first and last time I look at the main board
No big loss.
I wouldn't say Matthews is currently overrated, but in 2018-19 he certainly was. Lots of unironic comparisons made by the TO media and fans to him and McDavid wondering who was better.
For instance from oct 2018:
Is Auston Matthews better than Connor McDavid? ... and the mailbag
The poll at the bottom of said story (probably mostly filled out by Torontonians) has Matthews as the best player in the world over McDavid, Crosby, Ovechkin, Mackinnon, and Karlsson.
He was very much overrated back then.
Just google McDavid vs Matthews and you will find lots of similar stories and videos.
This is so strange to me. I guess it depends on any persons definition of overrated.
He makes 4 mil a year...signed AFTER a cup win. And no one ever talks about him. He's a decent starting goaltender with a clutch factor. I don't know anyone who ever says otherwise.
I can't believe he has 37 votes.
Most Leaf fans don't care...You'll have Oiler fans on this site complaining that Leaf fans overrate their players but in a poll vote that the Oilers will win multiple cups in the next decade.Holy hell, people voting Matthews are just being inflammatory. Leaf fans, stop feeding these trolls. Regardless of contract structure, it's impossible to be overrated when you're a top 10 player in the NHL. Ridiculous.
Maybe it’s crap like this that makes people dislike some leaf fans. Maybe the leaf threads are the longest cause they’re filled with the most hot takes from leaf fans. Maybe just maybe not everything is someone else’s fault.Most Leaf fans don't care...You'll have Oiler fans on this site complaining that Leaf fans overrate their players but in a poll vote that the Oilers will win multiple cups in the next decade.
Leaf fans can't be optimistic but that doesn't stop them or the other irrelevant franchises in the league.
Go look at the trade board with anything Leaf posted vs any other team. The Leaf threads get massive attention while every other thread is like a desert.
Half the league isn't even financially viable without the Leafs, makes sense why other fans would care more about the Leafs than their own team.
Who? I hope you’re not saying Matthews.Best player under 23 is who...?
Well that’s awkward considering he’s 23
Best player under 23 is who...?
Regardless of contract structure, it's impossible to be overrated when you're a top 10 player in the NHL. Ridiculous.
Okay, this made me laugh.Most Leaf fans don't care...You'll have Oiler fans on this site complaining that Leaf fans overrate their players but in a poll vote that the Oilers will win multiple cups in the next decade.
Leaf fans can't be optimistic but that doesn't stop them or the other irrelevant franchises in the league.
Go look at the trade board with anything Leaf posted vs any other team. The Leaf threads get massive attention while every other thread is like a desert.
Half the league isn't even financially viable without the Leafs, makes sense why other fans would care more about the Leafs than their own team.
AM being at the top is just silly. This is the first and last time I look at the main board
I didn’t watch a ton of canes this year but I always felt he was overrated. Defensively I’ve never been impressed by his play. He’s not like a drew doughty/Petriangelo he’s more like a burns/Karlsson.I just looked at the top defensemen poll...
It's Hamilton. Easily. Most overrated player in the league.