Look, if he wants to be mentioned in the same breath as Gretzky, Lemieux, Crosby, etc., he's gonna need to bring his team to the promised land. Matthews needs to do the same thing.
Everyone always craps on Matthews for his early playoff exits, but let's have a look. Matthews has completed seven seasons, so in their first seven seasons:
Matthews: 7 playoff appearances
McDavid: 4
Matthews: Advanced beyond the first round once
McDavid: Twice
If we're talking about team success, there's not really much here for either guy to brag about.