Is the myth that Auston Matthews does not show up in the playoffs finally over?

[Legion34]

Yet no GM in the league would trade MacK for Matthews. Hmm.

You don’t know that.

But we do know that Matthews was the one who players would build their team around. Behind mcdavid and Crosby.

Hmmmmm

 

[Loseipeg]

You have fun with that. I’m just trying to politely tell you that this thread was a bad idea. It won’t help the perception of Matthews, and it doesn’t come across well for you either.

This goes for 75% of your ducks posts too

 

[darkwingduck]

He's 21... was there even enough support in two previous playoffs to say he doesn't show up? That's what? 13 games and he has 7 points.

Maybe when he's 26-27 and the Maple Leafs went far in a playoffs and he was oddly unnoticeable during that run.

But I don't think there's much of anything to make a claim either way. He's scoring more than most players, but not the most, so.... cool thread.

 

[Varan]

y'all just love looking at stats

there's a difference between producing and having an impact. he has 4 points in 4 games so far, great. did you know that 3/4 came on the PP? did you know that 5on5, he's been a ghost practically? you can't just look at numbers and come to a conclusion. matter of fact is, that SO FAR in his career, he hasn't lived up to the hype in the playoffs. can it change? yes why not.

he just doesn't have the impact that the elite players do. convince me if he does. but there's a TON of players I'd take over him. he's the 3rd best player on his team imo.

 

[Lshap]

He's 21... was there even enough support in two previous playoffs to say he doesn't show up? That's what? 13 games and he has 7 points.

Maybe when he's 26-27 and the Maple Leafs went far in a playoffs and he was oddly unnoticeable during that run.

But I don't think there's much of anything to make a claim either way. He's scoring more than most players, but not the most, so.... cool thread.

The OP suggests that 13 games isn't enough to judge Matthews, but tries to make an opposing case using two games.

 

[MattySnipes]

He's produced last two games but that is a small sample size compared to the larger body of work like others have said.

If he has more games like the last two and less of the 7 games last year then the narrative around Matthews will change, but not now.

 

[Stubu]

Same reason why you might want an umbrella if it’s raining

What's wrong with a raincoat?

(Assuming it's only a Nordic habit to go buck naked so that's not an option here)

 

[FelixPotvin29]

What's wrong with a raincoat?

(Assuming it's only a Nordic habit to go buck naked so that's not an option here)

Totally a option just not an eloquent way to express my point

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

You don’t know that.

But we do know that Matthews was the one who players would build their team around. Behind mcdavid and Crosby.

Hmmmmm

Why would anyone in the NHL trade a better and cheaper player for a more expensive and not quite as good player?

 

[Sojourn]

This goes for 75% of your ducks posts too

Oh yeah, I totally go begging for attention when I talk about Anaheim. Look at all the threads I’ve created about them.

 

[dubey]

Matthews is the GOAT

 

[Semantics]

HUGE goal. MVP so far in this series along with Andersen.

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

Beast

 

[c9777666]

The bar was set low last year so he had nowhere to go but up

 

[JT Kreider]

Hit em with the 4 like Auston Matthews

 

[Blufreezy]

y'all just love looking at stats

there's a difference between producing and having an impact. he has 4 points in 4 games so far, great. did you know that 3/4 came on the PP? did you know that 5on5, he's been a ghost practically? you can't just look at numbers and come to a conclusion. matter of fact is, that SO FAR in his career, he hasn't lived up to the hype in the playoffs. can it change? yes why not.

he just doesn't have the impact that the elite players do. convince me if he does. but there's a TON of players I'd take over him. he's the 3rd best player on his team imo.

who does he play with 5 on 5 ill end the conversation for you there

 

[Cotton]

The bar was set low last year so he had nowhere to go but up

Yet he was great the playoffs before that, as a rookie.

 

[Subbanned]

This guy is clutch!! I would love him on my team. Great plays defensively too. I think the myth was mostly leafs haters and those jealous of a stud like Matthews. He was great against Caps, and one series against Bruins last year has the haters all over him. It's really too small a sample size either way but 2/3 series he has been in he has been a dominant goal scoring presence down the middle.

Stud.

 

[dubey]

Yet he was great the playoffs before that, as a rookie.

We live in a world where people survive solely on fake news

 

[c9777666]

With him now stepping up and what happened to Kucherov/Stamkos..... the tables have turned

 

[Matty Sundin]

People point out the series last year still and forget the Washington series ever happen or that hes been great this series.

 

[Semantics]

The bar was set low last year so he had nowhere to go but up

What on earth are you talking about? He was great last year - led the Leafs in shots and led both teams in high danger chances. More like he was unlucky last year.

 

[93LEAFS]

He's 21... was there even enough support in two previous playoffs to say he doesn't show up? That's what? 13 games and he has 7 points.

Maybe when he's 26-27 and the Maple Leafs went far in a playoffs and he was oddly unnoticeable during that run.

But I don't think there's much of anything to make a claim either way. He's scoring more than most players, but not the most, so.... cool thread.

It was built on one series against the best shutdown Center in the league. He was good vs Washington. People were mostly knocking Marner that series.

 

[Semantics]

People point out the series last year still and forget the Washington series ever happen or that hes been great this series.

He was fine last year. This whole meme that he was invisible is a FAKE NARRATIVE.

 

[ZiGOODejad]

Must have read what i put up in the other thread just the other day and realized he didn’t want to be a postseason Rick Nash. Lol