Is Matthews the best goal scorer to enter the leauge since OV?

[Hunter368]

Yes but I obviously over-estimate people around here.

As you getting older, you learn to expect the worse and you’re disappointed far less.

 

[Paris in Flames]

With putting very little thought into it:

1. Ovechkin
2. Stamkos
3. Crosby
4. Malkin
5. Tarasenko

HM: Perry, Kucherov

Agreed. Ovechkin is the best goal scorer since Ovechkin.

 

[BlueBaron]

I feel bad for the sane Leafs fans on here.

[sigh] Yeah once upon a time we had some moral high ground because most of the threads were started by Oilers/Laine fans to disparage Matthews.

Now we have fallen in with the Oilers with the constant "Tell us how great our guy is" threads.

I would give him a couple more seasons before trying to declare him the best anything, but that's just me. Let his numbers speak for themselves, I assure you people will listen to those.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

I actually don't feel bad at all. I just want the likes.

Like whore.

 

[StrangeVision]

Not many players score 40 goals as a rookie.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I can't wait for their first loosing streak of the season...

and this is why Leafs fans rub it in when they do well. People like you love when they fail

 

[izzy]

can you stop this please

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

He's up there but until he actually gets the goals I don't know how anyone wouldn't pick Stamkos as the best goal scorer since Ovechkin.

 

[yababy]

Matthews is the best since Tarasenko,
who is the best since Stamkos, who is the best since Ovechkin.

 

[Jerry Aldini]

Was hoping for another Matthews thread today, and you guys came through!!

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

You can make an arguement for Kucherov but that's it

Matthews is at worst #2

 

[chaosrevolver]

You can make an arguement for Kucherov but that's it

Matthews is at worst #2

Ridiculous.

You can make an argument for at least 10 players.

 

[Devil Dancer]

For now it's clearly Stamkos. Matthews could surpass him, but he sure hasn't yet.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Ridiculous.

You can make an argument for at least 10 players.

List them, and you can't use Ovi because the question is, is Matthews the best since Ovi

 

[authentic]

Obviously Stamkos until proven otherwise.

 

[Panthaz89]

Stammmmmmmkoooos didn't read any post before so my opinion wasn't effected.

 

[Tavares to Marner]

jesus christ stop with the matthews threads.

This is a damn leafs fan saying this. Making everyone hate the kid at this point

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

Stamkos

 

[chaosrevolver]

List them, and you can't use Ovi because the question is, is Matthews the best since Ovi

Crosby
Malkin
Tarasenko
Stamkos
Kucherov
Laine

And I could list others who have been great goal scorers for a lot longer but will leave them off for now. Those 6 at the very least have arguments. Kucherov is hardly the only player with an argument in this one.

Matthews has not done it long enough or at the level that Crosby, Malkin and Stamkos have...Tarasenko has done what Matthews has done for multiple years as has Kucherov...while Laine is more of a pure goal scorer and has a similar overall pace since coming into the league (0.48 vs 0.51).

Now if he pots 50 this year, then we can start talking about him as the best since Stamkos. He has to do that first though.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Crosby
Malkin
Tarasenko
Stamkos
Kucherov
Laine

And I could list others who have been great goal scorers for a lot longer but will leave them off for now. Those 6 at the very least have arguments. Kucherov is hardly the only player with an argument in this one.

Matthews has not done it long enough or at the level that Crosby, Malkin and Stamkos have...Tarasenko has done what Matthews has done for multiple years as has Kucherov...while Laine is more of a pure goal scorer and has a similar overall pace since coming into the league (0.48 vs 0.51).

Now if he pots 50 this year, then we can start talking about him as the best since Stamkos. He has to do that first though.

Laine actually has zero argument for being better than Matthews since he's scored fewer goals at a lower rate

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Matthews couldn't lace Riley Sheahan's skates.

 

[chaosrevolver]

Laine actually has zero argument for being better than Matthews since he's scored fewer goals at a lower rate

That's not really how it works.

I can easily argue he's a more talented goal scorer and project him better given his ridiculous shot. Doesn't mean I would put him ahead but there is an argument based on last year. Too small of a sample size to use this year imo.

Last season:
Matthews - 0.488
Laine - 0.493

There is an argument. 7 games of this season doesn't change that.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Wow the overrating continues haha

 

[nbwingsfan]

and this is why Leafs fans rub it in when they do well. People like you love when they fail

Nope, but when other good young players have a strong 7 game sample, you don't see 6 threads on the main boards asking if he's generational, better than McDavid, best goal scorer in the league, etc, etc.

 

[Autism]

The goat