The only fact is, Leaf's media has been forced to speculate to create content rather then create hostile environment for the team.
The only issue is if Matthews inherited Lupul's glass body gene, otherwise, healthy he's going to rock and get paid accordingly.
Matthews has shown he's really been able to score, but his playmaking (this could be due to his wingers) is more on par with
Bozak then McDavid so far. Really this 'Berezin'-type playing cause them to be shut-down pretty good in the playoffs. Nylander
and Marner are so strong driving the play, perhaps Matthews just hasn't had that opportunity? Or perhaps Matthews' commitment
to defense always has him down low in breaking out any play? In any case, there's a lot of work to be done before you can compare
him to McDavid. If anything, it possibly lowers his trade value.