I think it's fair to say that was the best goal scored by any Leafs player this past season, because of the assist by Matthews.Both ends of that goal was dirty ha. The pass and scoring off the knee. It looked like skill
I said this before and I will say it again. It's okay to say that Matthews is a better player than Marner because there is nothing wrong with that. However Marner is also a great player and if Matthews was not on the team, it's possible Marner is the Leafs best player.
In last years Game 7 against Boston Matthews played only 18:48 total ice time, so that was due to Babcock's constant line matching no matter the situation. Even though Boston made it 3-1 at the 2:40 mark of the 3rd period, the Leafs still had a chance and in the end Babcock not willing to change his coaching methods is what cost them. The Bruins 4th goal into an empty net did not happen until the 17:26 mark.
So doesn't that fall on Babcock for changing the lines when he did?
I'm sure the reason for this was his increased ice time after Sheldon Keefe took over, because Matthews total ice this past season was 20:58 and here was those numbers in his first 3 seasons with Babcock.
Would also add Willie becoming a great player is a good thing for the Leafs too.
I completely agree that Nylander was a great player this past season and he proved all those doubters wrong since he only had 27 points during the 2018-19 season.
When Marner was still playing for the London Knights and was on that line with Matthew Tkachuk and Christian Dvorak, was he the Centre or a Winger?
So you don't include the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons when Marner outscored Matthews in points, because Matthews only played in 62 and 68 games due to injury?
I have said multiples times that as Leafs fans we should be happy having Matthews and Marner playing on the same team.
I haven't read any posts on their board, however why would they even debate who trade between McDavid and Draisaitl? The obvious answer is you keep McDavid because he's the best player in the NHL today, so that means they trade Draisaitl for more depth. Never mind the fact his contract would be easier to trade since it's $8.5 million AAV compared to McDavid's $12.5 million AAV.
According to Leafs nation logic. You trade McDavid as he is not 4mil better than Drai. Plus you get a bigger and better package. Plus sooner or later McDavid will slow down but Drai’s style will age better.....Lol
Despite how great Matthews and Marner have played for Toronto and this is no way me giving them criticism based on their play, the truth is McDavid and Draisaitl have been better.
