Savardian Spinorama
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What a fantastic player. A complete game changer and appears to have the right attitude to go with it. Going to have to add more Leaf games to my watchlist.
I think he will hit 30 goals next game as wellAfter the next game he is.
26 goals in one game is completely doable now that he is already legendary.
Great memorable night. One of those nights where everything was just going in. But Ottawa was basically a bunch of pylons all night. Some of the worst defense I'd seen in a long time. No one showed up and coasted all night. How they even manged to score 5 and win goes to show you on the other end how bad Toronto is right now. It's a work in progress though and they will get better. Baby steps.
We'll see how he does against tough teams and teams who actually work hard and compete. He'll never have an easier night like that again.
Well, if you have Karlsson on the other side, you're most likely going to get scored on.
You could tell he didn't celebrate too hard after the 2nd or 4th cause he was really just thinking, "well, it's just Ottawa".
I remember watching the TSN broadcast the night before and them talking about how well structured Guy Boucher teams are, about how they emphasize clearing the zone..... Then I remembered that he's never coached an NHL team that's been outside the bottom 10(worst 10) in goals against. More of a fun point, not a knock on Matthews. He put the team on his back on a night where the expected performers looked downright lethargic.
The kids and Rielly(who I am going to refer to as not a kid at his advanced age of 22) looked like they had some jump. Marner was left pointless(I think) but played excellent, the rest left their mark on the scoresheet.
You do know Ottawa won the game right? If Matthews was truly thinking "it's just Ottawa" then he has a lot to learn. I'm pretty sure he just didn't want to gloat, which I think shows a lot of maturity and composure for his age. I think that Matthews has a great head and a great mindset for hockey.
The crazy thing is he didn't celebrate his 4th goal. A 19 year old rookie sets an NHL record in his first game and doesn't celebrate it... what a player we have here.
You do know Ottawa won the game right? If Matthews was truly thinking "it's just Ottawa" then he has a lot to learn. I'm pretty sure he just didn't want to gloat, which I think shows a lot of maturity and composure for his age. I think that Matthews has a great head and a great mindset for hockey.
First of all, I wouldn't be proud of winning that game to me it showed that Ottawa's defence still needs a LOT of work (and so does the Leafs)
That being said, I think you're bang on about why he didn't celebrate. The reason he didn't gloat is the exact same reason why he took responsibility for the OT goal against - he's a mature kid with a good head on his shoulders. He really screams leadership role and captain potential to me
That really was an amazing performance, but to me the fact that they lost the game puts a damper on it.
That really was an amazing performance, but to me the fact that they lost the game puts a damper on it.
You could tell it did for him too. The two points were really important to Matthews.
Only the first game of the season though, but not a great Start for a number of Leaf players.
Everybody (especially you Leaf fans), I know he went first overall, scored four goals in his first NHL game, but can people really stop overrating him please!?
The threads you guys create makes me glad McDavid didn't go to the Leafs.
To be fair to Matthews and the Leafs, Karlsson was unbelievable in OT, not much anyone can do there.
Part of me wishes Babcock didn't put the group out that he did to start the OT. One situation where Matthews doesn't have the experience in to go up against one of the best in the world. Definitely something to learn from. Don't chase one of the best skaters in the league behind the net in a 3 on 3 situation.
After how the NHL community erupted after Hertl and Yakupov's notable celebrations, this kid has to be their dream come true.. I'm all for personality in the league, and I don't think Matthews lacks it, he's just very humble(from my viewings at least).
Are you worried about the future having the leafs in your division?