I'm actually comparing it to Puljujarvi, but have fun comparing it to Laine. Nice change. But what Matthews did at USNDP was insane, and USNDP isn't just a USHL team, they play many games against NCAA programs. Passing players like Eichel and Kane, is extremely impressive, along with being the best player at last years U-18 which featured both Finns.
And again you continue to ignore that people wouldn't view Laine as clutch at the international level if it wasn't for Kapanen and Rantanen, who were the key players in getting them past Sweden, and one who scored the OT winning goal. You just ignore the fact that a massive reason the Finns won gold was that line. I truly don't believe clutch is actually a trait, players don't raise their game significantly or consistently in high pressure situations. If anything cowering from the moment is what happens to people, and there is no evidence Matthews backs away in pressure situations. The fact 8 out of 10 scouts still have Matthews one is pretty good indicator, along with the fact CSS and ISS both have Matthews at one.