how many goals does Auston Matthews score this year?

[Paris in Flames]

Full 82 games?

I'll say a nice and wild 54 goals.

 

[JasonRoseEh]

I'm not trying to sound condescending, but I'm not really sure what you're point is? You placed Matthews at 50-55 and I placed him at 55-60. What exactly are we disagreeing about?? After having watched every single NHL game he's played, I feel pretty optimistic about his goal scoring ability. Things are lining up nicely for him, considering things like an expected increase in ice time, pp time, new one timer on off wing, better linemates (Nylander def has got his mojo back), and now having 3 seasons experience behind him, I truly expect an outstanding season from him. Dave Poulin, picked him 3rd overall in the TSN fantasy pool, it gives you an idea what the real experts are projecting for him. The only real question mark is staying healthy, but we all know that.

I believe you and others are already putting him as the best goal scorer in the league when he clearly isn't and nothing points to him being that. My point is that he has the potential to do it, but doing it being projected to do it are massively different things.

 

[WillTheThrill]

Its nice to have hopes and dreams.

Yes it is. Shame that Oilers have none

 

[Advanced stats]

Assuming full health, answers should not start with less than 40.

 

[Menzinger]

Its nice to have hopes and dreams.

You mean like your vote for "29 or less" goals lol?

That's going to be a fun one to bring up later

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

You can see why there's this constant delusion and fairy tale hyperbole around Matthews.

I'm not in Canada so I am not bombarded by this but just take a look;

It's like a 2 goal game is unheard of and never been done before.

 

[robertmac43]

He has to stay healthy but I could totally see him getting to the 50 mark

 

[Mickey Marner]

You can see why there's this constant delusion and fairy tale hyperbole around Matthews.

I'm not in Canada so I am not bombarded by this but just take a look;

It's like a 2 goal game is unheard of and never been done before.

People need to vote with their brains and not click on articles they don't want to see/read more of. Page clicks determines the prominence of articles/headlines. Leaf fans do not out-number non-Leaf fans, so the absurd amount of Leafs content is due to non-Leaf fans continually clicking it beyond the rate they click on non-Leaf content.

 

[DanM]

Ha!

A healthy Matthews will score as many as he wants lol

Just watch the game tonight, he is a MONSTER he is next level.

 

[Menzinger]

Some folks in this thread are going to be buried alive by the amount of crow they'll have to eat

 

[DanM]

Some folks in this thread are going to be buried alive by the amount of crow they'll have to eat

They sure will lol

 

[Tralfamadore]

Ha!

A healthy Matthews will score as many as he wants lol

Just watch the game tonight, he is a MONSTER he is next level.

I thought he was only okay tonight but with a shot like that he's always a threat to score.

 

[DanM]

I thought he was only okay tonight but with a shot like that he's always a threat to score.

I thought he actually played well, but that shot he unloads is deadly, and he is using the one timer this year

 

[WillTheThrill]

70

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Ha!

A healthy Matthews will score as many as he wants lol

Just watch the game tonight, he is a MONSTER he is next level.

I thought he looked more dominant in the Ottawa game (not just because he scored more goals -- looked flat out dominant as opposed to just good), but no goalie is saving that shot tonight.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

I thought he looked more dominant in the Ottawa game (not just because he scored more goals -- looked flat out dominant as opposed to just good), but no goalie is saving that shot tonight.

I agree with that. He looked better against Ottawa. Looked unstoppable. In regards to the poll if he stay healthy he will score 50.

 

[DanM]

I thought he looked more dominant in the Ottawa game (not just because he scored more goals -- looked flat out dominant as opposed to just good), but no goalie is saving that shot tonight.

I think you are right as well, a very good point. I think maybe the last thing for him, besides health, is to be completely dominant consistently. I think this comes with being healthy all year, but I think if all comes together you have a pretty awesome player.

 

[retr0]

Somewhere between 28-38. Man made of glass probably injures himself couple of times.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Some folks in this thread are going to be buried alive by the amount of crow they'll have to eat

Been hearing that for the past 3 years. So far the only people who have eaten crow are Leafs fans with regards to Matthews.

But hey, maybe the 4th time is the charm.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Been hearing that for the past 3 years. So far the only people who have eaten crow are Leafs fans with regards to Matthews.

But hey, maybe the 4th time is the charm.

Yeah we sure did eat a ton of crow when he scored 40 goals as a rookie.

 

[Menzinger]

Yeah we sure did eat a ton of crow when he scored 40 goals as a rookie.

Or that he has more 5v5 goals in the entire league that 3 years than any other player despite getting less icetime than similar caliber players..

How embarrassing for Leafs fans

 

[Sundinisagod]

Been hearing that for the past 3 years. So far the only people who have eaten crow are Leafs fans with regards to Matthews.

But hey, maybe the 4th time is the charm.

Remind us again, how many players scored more goals in those past 3 seasons?

 

[Sundinisagod]

I believe you and others are already putting him as the best goal scorer in the league when he clearly isn't and nothing points to him being that. My point is that he has the potential to do it, but doing it being projected to do it are massively different things.

I predicted that he will lead the league in goals, which I believe you are miscontruing as anointing him as the best goal scorer in the league.

You said he "clearly isn't and nothing points to being that". You do realize how close his GPG is .52 compared to Ovechkin's at .54. One is 22 years old while the other is 34 years old. This is a prediction thread afterall. Its reasonable to think Matthews is on the verge of becoming the league's best scorer. Laine could to, if he ever gets his shit together.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Been hearing that for the past 3 years. So far the only people who have eaten crow are Leafs fans with regards to Matthews.

But hey, maybe the 4th time is the charm.

LMAO. You could not be more clueless.

 

[Stamkos4life]

Remind us again, how many players scored more goals in those past 3 seasons?

After Auston's first season, sites were ranking him as the 4th best center in the league! Matthew's has been overated during his career so far.