Tribute Auston Matthews Discussion "the Beauty" Edition

[LeafsNation75]

That was a fun game and thoroughly enjoyable, but if the Leafs want to be a consistent winner, they really can't have those emotional roller coasters like the Carolina game. Because the flipside is the Chicago and Florida game. In terms of building a team that can cruise to the playoffs, you need to win with more efficiency and less "heroics."

I agree that you never want to see a win where the Leafs allow 6 goals like they did in that game, even though they won it with 8 goals scored themselves.

I was only using it as an example at how well Matthews and Marner play together, along with how stupid Babcock was for not giving them another chance besides 1 game where they could play on the same line together at 5v5.

 

[LeafsNation75]

 

[LeafsNation75]

Tonight Matthews scored his 35th goal into the empty net, which is his 2nd empty net goal this season and his 3rd empty net goal of his career.

 

[Selyanin]

Why was Matthews allowed to play even though he missed the allstar game?

 

[Dekes For Days]

Why was Matthews allowed to play even though he missed the allstar game?

He still went to the event. He just didn't play due to minor injury.

 

[LeafsNation75]

With Matthews goal tonight he also made sure that he wouldn't have gone three games this season without registering at least 1 point.

 

[LeafsNation75]

 

[Sypher04]

2 back of Pastrnak with a game in hand.

 

[stickty111]

He's our best player. He always has been.

 

[Sypher04]

I was gonna say I hope he scores a trio next game, so he'd have 1 more than Pastrnak in same games played, but we all know Matthews scores in pairs moreso than hat tricks, so I'll settle for 2

 

[LeafsNation75]

Since Matthews seems to get going on a streak when he scores a goal after not scoring in a previous game does anyone think that will happen starting tomorrow, even though his only goal last night was into an empty net.

 

[LeafsNation75]

 

[saffronleaf]

lmao Matthews is so competitive. Nylander's laughter is contagious.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Since Matthews seems to get going on a streak when he scores a goal after not scoring in a previous game does anyone think that will happen starting tomorrow, even though his only goal last night was into an empty net.

Honestly, he's gonna go a few games without a goal here and there, but for the most part he's just gonna score goals all the time for the forseeable future IMO. He's been very consistent throughout his career.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Honestly, he's gonna go a few games without a goal here and there, but for the most part he's just gonna score goals all the time for the forseeable future IMO. He's been very consistent throughout his career.

I hope he continues that streak of going no more than 2 games if he doesn't get a point. Although in a perfect world he would get at least 1 point in every remaining game.

 

[Legion34]

Player Q&A | Auston Matthew

best part of being in the nhl?

“playing in Toronto”

 

[Sypher04]

Still time for them to fix it, but definitely looked to me like Matthews won that draw into the ice Johnsson skated into. If Stars won it, there's not reason for it have gone where it did imo... not based on stick angles anyway.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Goal #36 for Matthews tonight.

Since the Leafs next game is this Saturday against Ottawa I would be surprised if Matthews doesn't get any goals, because so far in his career he always seem to score against them.

 

[Apotheosis]

Goal #36 for Matthews tonight.

Since the Leafs next game is this Saturday against Ottawa I would be surprised if Matthews doesn't get any goals, because so far in his career he always seem to score against them.

Need him to get another 4 goal game against them to get an even 40 in 52.

 

[MattySnipes]

Player Q&A | Auston Matthew

best part of playing in the nhl?

“playing in Toronto”

Well that's the right answer. Maple Leafs PR won't be upset.

 

[Havoc]

Remember the time Eichel was said to have created a gap between him and matthews.

fun times those were.

 

[Duffman955]

Remember the time Eichel was said to have created a gap between him and matthews.

fun times those were.

Ya the gap is that Matthews is leagues ahead of him

 

[BorntoLose]

20 goals in past 21 games is just ludicrous 25% of the season a g/gp

 

[1specter]

20 goals in past 21 games is just ludicrous 25% of the season a g/gp

Just imagine if Keefe was here the whole season, he would probably be first in goal scoring by a healthy margin.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Need him to get another 4 goal game against them to get an even 40 in 52.

If he's going to score 4 goals in a game what better team to do that against than Ottawa.

On opening night this season he scored 2 goals and should have had a 3rd goal, however he got taken down before he could get the puck into the empty net.