Serious questions over Matthews

[Kuhta]

Three games without points.

What are we witnessing at the moment? Is this Matthews´ actual level of play?

What reasons do you see behind his degenerated level of play?

The bottom line is that we are halfway through the month and Matthews sits at 0 points in December.

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[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Yes Matthews is actually a 0 point caliber player. he's been exposed

 

[Morgs]

He's not playing with #29, duh.

Hilarious thread, 10/10.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Zero points in the last 3 games?! Leafs would be better off just releasing him at this point. He's still young that he can find another career choice.

 

[ChickenBurrito]

This is his actual level of play

 

[SprDaVE]

Ah man he sucks now

 

[Raging Bull]

Totally invisible last night against Edmonton.

 

[Bedards Dad]

I'd trade him for a 5th and a cap dump. What an anchor.

 

[joe dirte]

Three games without points.

What are we witnessing at the moment? Is this Matthews´ actual level of play?

What reasons do you see behind his degenerated level of play?

The bottom line is that we are halfway through the month and Matthews sits at 0 points in December.

what reasons?

hes injured....

 

[Lecavaliers Stick]

A bust is a bust. We shouldn't be surprised.

 

[Dominance]

He's not playing with #29, duh.

Hilarious thread, 10/10.

Careful. Are you suggesting that he needs a stud to play with to be effective? Crosby did just fine with his versions of Hyman and Brown for years.

 

[Morgs]

Careful. Are you suggesting that he needs a stud to play with to be effective? Crosby did just fine with his versions of Hyman and Brown for years.

That's exactly what I've been saying since Willy was taken off his line last season.

He either needs a lot more sheltering (meaning Crosby type sheltering), or let him continue to be deployed beside Nylander.

 

[daver]

That's exactly what I've been saying since Willy was taken off his line last season.

He either needs a lot more sheltering (meaning Crosby type sheltering), or let him continue to be deployed beside Nylander.

Sheltering from what?

 

[Dominance]

That's exactly what I've been saying since Willy was taken off his line last season.

He either needs a lot more sheltering (meaning Crosby type sheltering), or let him continue to be deployed beside Nylander.

I think the question we all have is just, why the hell not continue to deploy Nylander beside him?! Oh, sorry, Babcock, I forgot that you needed him to hold down the fourth line.

 

[Nickmo82]

Pfft. Sceptic. I read recently that he is the greatest American-born player in NHL history. 3 games doesn't mean anything when you have his legacy and storied career to date.

 

[Pi]

His game against Edmonton was disgraceful. Completely invisible. I didn’t see him at all last night. He’s fading. I just hope the Leafs can trade him before the rest of the league finds out he’s no better than Matt Martin.

 

[Yasuo]

More like a 70 point player than a 100 points player like some leafs fans tried to convince everyone (based on the first 15-20 games sample size lol)

 

[aonb]

/thread

 

[Raging Bull]

Pre injury, 19 points in 16 games. Post injury 7 points in 10.

 

[Morgs]

Sheltering from what?

Zone starts, and competition against the 1st lines. For f*** sakes he's played the 8th hardest minutes of any forward in the league.

For some reason Babs is throwing him out there like he's a shutdown player, and sure that's fine... when you have Willy on your line. Brown and Hyman are not nearly as good defensively (and offensively) as Willy is 5v5.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

The next Sam Gagner.

 

[janesy12]

Disgusting. Leafs should have taken the PP reliant Laine like the OP wants us to say...where exactly is Helinski???

 

[Cotton]

Zone starts, and competition against the 1st lines. For **** sakes he's played the 8th hardest minutes of any forward in the league.

For some reason Babs is throwing him out there like he's a shutdown player, and sure that's fine... when you have Willy on your line. Brown and Hyman are not nearly as good defensively (and offensively) as Willy is 5v5.

He is a shutdown C, and Brownie and Hyman are better defensively than Nylander.

Stahp.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

[mod]. Just a fan that sees something he wanted to see and that's Matthews at 0 points over 3 games.
Not threadworthy, nor it is a significant thing alltogether.

 

[janesy12]

More like a 70 point player than a 100 points player like some leafs fans tried to convince everyone (based on the first 15-20 games sample size lol)

He's literally sitting at PPG while being injured for the past couple weeks. Go back under the bridge.