Matthews compte désormais plus de 25 buts de plus depuis son entrée dans la ligue que Pastrnak et Draisaitl. 85 de plus que Nathan MacKinnon. Avec 25 buts en 28 matchs cette année et un jeu défensif solide, est-il sans aucun doute le deuxième meilleur joueur de la ligue ?
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no
Yes
less points than all the players you mentionned but sure cherry pick stats to fit your narrative. Hes the best goal scorer of that list for sure tho
25 goals is nice… but the most amazing thing is that he has ZERO PIM this season; simply astonishing!
Only one player you mentioned has a cup
Yeah I would say he’s the 2nd best offensive player in the league.
Who has more points though?
Who has the best plus minus?
What about underlying stats like goals expected vs goals against while on ice?
Who is more productive 5on5?
All things and many more that matter.
Eh, has he ever taken his skate off and tried to stab somebody though?
Downvote away, but I think he’s the best two-way centre in the game.
I acknowledge the Tribal Leaf. ☝️☝️☝️
At 14th in points I would say « ~~safely~~ arguably the second best ~~player~~ forward in the league ».
Offensively? He’s top 3. He’s the best goal scorer in the NHL and I don’t think it’s particularly close. But playmaking is only “good”.
As far as the 2nd best player in the league? I’d say he’s more likely top 5.
I’d honestly take JT miller over him for just being a more complete player and his cap hit is significantly less. But no cap consideration, I take Matthew’s, hands down.
I’d go:
McDavid
Mackinnon
Kucherov
Makar
Matthew’s
For the top players in the league. In that order.
22 more goals than *anyone* since entering the league*
with 27 fewer games played than 2nd place Ovi.
With his defense he’s in a group of his own.
So?
No. And im a Leaf fan
Best goal scorer and very good defensively but not #2 overall. Top 10 though
Hasn’t even been the best Leaf this year
It’s Cale Makar
Lol no he is not even close, goals are not the only metric and he is a pylone in the playoffs. Draisaitl and MacKinnon both get way more points every year and do significantly better in the playoffs. 2nd best is between them I’d lean towards Draisaitl personally due to his insane playoff stats.
Not at all
The two best players are on teams that will never seriously compete for cups. Quite a league Bettman runs.
Can we have a day that goes by that we don’t have to have a conversation like this? Can a player be incredible without having to rank them? The constant dick measuring contest is so boring. They all have big dicks. Massive dicks. Second biggest codpiece in the league? Why do we care? I don’t need to rate the size of their dicks to be impressed.
nah
I would say best goal scorer in the league for sure, but second best player is a not even close. There’s currently 12 players ahead of him in points right now including his own teammate and by the end of the season I expect he’ll be around 10-12th in the league in points.
Nah. He’s not that guy.
McDavid > Kucherov > Makar, Matthews, Drai > The next bunch
He’s at worst 4th but I still have trouble putting him ahead of Makar and Mac.
Toronto and Canadian Media will have you believe that Matthews is 2nd to mcdavid. He’s not. He’s having a good year but what did he do last year? He’s one of the best goal scorers, when healthy, but he’s never even close in points or playmaking. How is he 2nd?
Arguably second best offensive player
Are we still calling mcdecent #1?
People who hate on Matthew’s don’t watch the games and only look at stats. Solidly second best forward in the league.
Haha not even close.
Right now i would say he may be THE best player in the league
The game is more than just points and skill
Its also about defensive responsibilty and being a locker room leader
Mcdavid may be better at producing points but hes not as complete as matthews
Matthews or makar are the best in the league