Avaholic29
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I'm lost by your comparison. Matthews put up 40 goals in his rookie season. Your zoning in on points. Ok matthews had 36 goals and 73 points last year in 68 games, so over a ppg, compared to Mackinnon whose best year being his first, at 24 goals 63 points in 82 games. He then went on to have 3 more subpar seasons, including a career low of 38 points. While Matthews has gone on to be a PPG player, scoring 71 goals in those two seasons compared to McKinnon's 51 in 3 seasons. Without looking at the last 2 years, MacKinnon was looking like a bust relative to his expectations as the 1st overall pick. To me he didn't look like a bust, and i wag impressed with his play, but the guy just couldn't finish. Now he's found another level and has put it all together, and has become the player we all thought he would be when he was drafted. Unfortunately, Matthews and Marner were way better players at a younger age, but may not improve that much more. Maybe Marner can crack 100 points in the next few years, and maybe Matthews will stay healthy and do the same. If Marner would have put up 70 points last year, he wouldn't have gotten that contract. If Matthew's wasn't the best goal scorer playing 5 on 5, and his GoalsPG wasn't so high, he wouldn't be getting that contract.
The OP brought up points did he not? That's why I went the same route. MacKinnon took over the playoffs as a rookie and than struggled with the rest of the team in the next two seasons but looked so far from a bust it's not even funny. You can watch a player and know he's bound for greatness even if the points aren't going on the board as much. My point was Matthews didn't do anything to warrant an 11 million dollar price tag and the fact he got that amount lead to marner getting more than he should aswell. In the end leafs have their guys and that's all that matters in the short term, but my point stands, Matthews hasn't looked so much better than MacKinnon during his ELC that he deserved double.