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Pretty sure matthews didnt miss 12 games in his rookie season.
- Matthews was tied for 31st in points per game with Ovechkin, .03 from 25th. Pettersson is tied for 25th in points per game, .07 from 31st with Matthews placing much higher in goals per game over the full season. Matthews was also a year younger so I'm not seeing a clear difference in their trajectory here.
People never give Matthews credit for his 60+ game season yet we're supposed to anoint Pettersson with the clearly higher potential after 45 games where's he's not even clearly better than rookie Matthews a year younger.