Currently Better: MacKinnon vs Matthews?

[Sidney the Kidney]

OP is obsessed with the leafs and Matthews like teenage girls and N'sync, it's scary

It's 2021, ones obsessed with NSync definitely aren't teenage girls

Stop making me feel old lmao

I disagree. All the teenage girls on Tiktok seem to be obsessed with some guy named Elvis Preston? Priestly? Something like that.

 

[Asinine]

Matthews has almost the same amount of goals as Mackinnon in 3 less years and has a better ppg than him as well.

Ppl need to get off their high horse here lol.

"Currently" better. I know as a Leaf fan you just see Matthews and click Matthews but get down off your high horse if you can't even bother to read the first word of the title.

 

[Regal]

MacKinnon still drives play better overall and generally produces at a decently better pace. Matthews is the better goal-scorer, but MacKinnon creates more offense overall. Matthews is better defensively, but is probably mitigated by MacKinnon's overall possession numbers. Both among the very best but I think MacK is the clear choice.

 

[Islay1989]

Matthews has almost the same amount of goals as Mackinnon in 3 less years and has a better ppg than him as well.

Ppl need to get off their high horse here lol.

Who gives a toss about what happened 4-5 years ago when assesing who is better now? It's just a hilarious narrative to ping back to ppg.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Who gives a toss about what happened 4-5 years ago when assesing who is better now? It's just a hilarious narrative to ping back to ppg.

NHL Stats

Still pretty close

 

[Islay1989]

NHL Stats

Still pretty close

I'm aware of the stats. What you might not be aware of is the question raised in this poll. What either did in the past is completely irrelevant, but since you like to dwell in it, get back to us when Matthews actually reaches the heights Mack touched.

 

[A1LeafNation]

I'm aware of the stats. What you might not be aware of is the question raised in this poll. What either did in the past is completely irrelevant, but since you like to dwell in it, get back to us when Matthews actually reaches the heights Mack touched.

This was the last two years smart guy lol. This year and last year.

 

[6ix]

Ottawa must of lost last night

 

[Mez]

By right now im assuming you mean this season? MacK by a small margin. I think he drives play more where as Matthews is more opportunistic. MacK has a slightly higher PPG.

 

[Islay1989]

This was the last two years smart guy lol. This year and last year.

Sure it is. It gets even better when you take a look at the playoffs.

 

[Habano]

Tough choice because they're both thoroughbreds. I voted for Nate because I think he drives the play better and he's been one of my favourites since he broke into the league. Gotta give credit where it's due though. If you want the best pure sniper/goal scorer in hockey right now, then Matthews is that guy.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

And Mack has 23 points in those 15 games.

 

[The Abusement Park]

For having such a "down year" Mackinnon is producing better than Matthews in a career year. In saying that Matthews is clearly the better goal scorer but other than that it's Mack.

 

[drktmplr12]

but AM scores so many goals and is a playmaker and selke material

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Lock this up, the people have spoken.

Without Leaf fan votes, MacKinnon has well over 90% of the vote total.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Playoffs

MacKinnon
40GP 20G 34A 54TP 1.35PPG

Matthews
25GP 12G 7A 19TP 0.76PPG

This is not even a debate until Matthews starts torching teams when it matters

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I think it’s MacKinnon by a small margin, but Matthews goal scoring ability makes this close.

 

[JaegerDice]

Mackinnon, but the gap has closed significantly.

 

[IPS]

Matthews is the superior player in everything but playmaking.

 

[pcruz]

Lock this up, the people have spoken.

Without Leaf fan votes, MacKinnon has well over 90% of the vote total.

That's a dumb thing to say.

I'm a massive Leafs fan and I voted Mackinnon.

Seems like a broad generalization without any basis of fact, that statement.

 

[JaegerDice]

Matthews is the superior player in everything but playmaking.

No he isn't.

This season Matthews has played over 100 more minutes, and has exactly one more point than Mackinnon, not to mention being clearly behind him in most of the underlying numbers.

The ONLY area Matthews is superior to Mackinnon is raw goal-scoring,. In all other areas Mackinnon is superior, but the gap in superiority has shrunk.

 

[Muffin]

That's a dumb thing to say.

I'm a massive Leafs fan and I voted Mackinnon.

Seems like a broad generalization without any basis of fact, that statement.

You can literally confirm that fact yourself by looking at the usernames of people that votes Matthews.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

McKinnon. And I don’t think it’s even debatable.

 

[Spilot23]

Leafs fans can't decide which of goals or points matters with their players when it's Rants vs Marner it's points and playmaking that counts but when it's Matthews vs Mackinnon it's goals that counts.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

McKinnon. And I don’t think it’s even debatable.

thats surprising