Draisaitl vs. Matthews

[Dekes For Days]

I love how “Matthews doesn’t have good enough teammates” is now a thing after years of hearing about how good Nylander is and how Hyman is an elite two way player and Marner is the best winger in the league and Kapanen is a legit first line forward and Rielly deserved the Norris and Barrie is the best OFD in the league and Muzzin is better than any defenceman on the Oilers and Andersen deserved the Vezina and Matthews carries this team

It's easy to be outraged when you just flat out make stuff up, eh?

Matthews is a poor passer. If you’re wondering why his linemates don’t put up better numbers, it’s because he plays more like a shoot first ask questions second winger than an elite 1C. Get puck. Shoot puck. Get puck again. Shoot puck again. Watching him play there doesn’t seem to be much thought about puck distribution.

This is a complete fabrication. You clearly don't watch Matthews at all.

Matthews is a great passer. It's just not the role that is most efficient for his team. Your claim doesn't even make any sense because his linemates should still be getting assists if they're contributing so much to Matthews' success.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Any updates on the goal scoring race or 5v5 G/60 or P/60? @DominicBoltsFan ?

 

[The Winter Soldier]

This one is still Draisaitl.

 

[Stamkos4life]

As much as it pains me to say, drai will probably end up with more goals.

That's sad when you consider that goal scoring is literally the one thing that auston has going for him. Passing and playmaking, leon is easily ahead. Then you take contracts into account and it becomes rather funny. As a leafs fan, not the good kind of funny.

Dubas must be the running joke around the league right now.

 

[Oil Dood]

Yes, I'm sure that's the reason.

Your ignorance is showing.

Ignorance? He cheats for offense, not uncommon for young players but the fact is is that Draisitl plays a 200ft game, Mathews does not. I like the unprompted insult though, top notch character you are.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

It's easy to be outraged when you just flat out make stuff up, eh?


This is a complete fabrication. You clearly don't watch Matthews at all.

Matthews is a great passer. It's just not the role that is most efficient for his team. Your claim doesn't even make any sense because his linemates should still be getting assists if they're contributing so much to Matthews' success.

It’s far easier to just flat out deny those hyperbolic claims because they look bad now.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Matthews is a great passer.

Great passers make... great passes. They show vision and playmaking ability.

Matthews has done no such thing. In fact, he got destroyed a couple games ago admiring a nothing pass that players make every single shift.

 

[Pucklington]

Draisaitl is currently the best player in the world this year, and was a 50 goalscorer and had over 100 points.

He is simply amazing. He has stepped up is defensive game and also become the Oilers go to penalty killer.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Great passers make... great passes. They show vision and playmaking ability.

Yep, like Matthews does.

 

[Saltcreek]

Yep, like Matthews does.

Those 5 assists this year are a true sign of a playmaker. Lucic makes a nice pass from time to time but that does not make him a playmaker...

 

[Dache]

Yep, like Matthews does.

This is completely false.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Those 5 assists this year are a true sign of a playmaker. Lucic makes a nice pass from time to time but that does not make him a playmaker...

It takes more than a good pass to result in an assist. That's also not his primary role for good reason.

 

[McRpro]

Homer extraordinaire Jeff Odog O'Neil just tweeted that Draisaitl is the best player in the world. Take that as you may.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Yep, like Matthews does.

Maybe he will become one some day. That day hasn't arrived though.

 

[Steven Toast]

Yep, like Matthews does.

Could you link a highlight of a fantastic assist from Matthews? Ive seen plenty of nice goals from him but never any apples.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Could you link a highlight of a fantastic assist from Matthews? Ive seen plenty of nice goals from him but never any apples.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Homer extraordinaire Jeff Odog O'Neil just tweeted that Draisaitl is the best player in the world. Take that as you may.

at one point he said that Point was Tampa Bays best player last year. Take every thing he say with a massive grain of salt.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

The exception to the norm. Matthews goes entire months at a time without making a pass this good.

 

[Skolman]

Yep, like Matthews does.

 

[snipes]

Yep, like Matthews does.

Matthews averages roughly 30 assists a season.

He’s not a great passer and doesn’t possess the elite hockey IQ/playmaking required to put up those big assist numbers.

Great shot but kind of a one trick pony.

 

[ole ole]

So 1 great assist out of his boatload of 5 assist makes him a great setup man.
What next. the 2nd coming of Gretzky.
Matthews reminds me of a better one trick pony Kessel.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

So 1 great assist out of his boatload of 5 assist makes him a great setup man.
What next. the 2nd coming of Gretzky.
Matthews reminds me of a better one trick pony Kessel.

That clip wasn't even from this season.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

That clip wasn't even from this season.

I was going to point that out too lol. From a season or two ago.

Would be hard pressed to compile a list of 10 decent Matthews assists throughout his entire career.

 

[Steven Toast]

Thanks

 

[Ctrain2k]

[QUOTE="Sidney the Kidney, post: ]

I think Leo Komarov scored that, that might be from his rookie season lol.