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Auston Matthews

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His maturity on the ice is astounding. Hes almost always aware of almost everything going on around him. And his physical strength is amazing for a 19 year old. It will be very interesting to see how much better he gets as be becomes an adult.
At 19 he's already an adult.
 

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HNIC crew were talking exactly about this sat night, "can you imagine how much stronger he will become when his body fills out in another year or two?" and i have to agree, he could be another jagr as far as being almost impossible to move him off the puck. I remember the haters saying Matthews was gonna be very good but not a superstar or a generalizational talent but he sure looks like it. Small sample size of just 58 games but i would not bet against this kid, they say his drive to be the best is through the roof and combine that with all the talent in the world and i can easily see a superstar for years to come as long as he stays healthy.

Just imagine when he has 2 top line wingers playing next to him on a regular basis as well. Love Zack Hyman but lets be real, he is a third liner and a very good one at that but not a top 6. He is there to shelter Matthews right now.

His maturity on the ice is astounding. Hes almost always aware of almost everything going on around him. And his physical strength is amazing for a 19 year old. It will be very interesting to see how much better he gets as be becomes an adult.
 

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Yeap, this guy was definitely worth tanking for. His wingers have been garbage guys all season save for Nylander. He'd be better than PPG if he had decent line mates.
 

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For sure, 100% but Babs is sheltering him somewhat with having Hyman do a lot of the dirty work for him yet you constantly see AM in the corners doing the same so with two highly skilled wingers instead of one and some nights none, you will see AM assists go up in the future. Marner is great but has had the privilege of playing with JVR and Bozak who combined are better linemates than Hyman and a Brown/Nylander combo.

Sky is the limit for #34 and is a true superstar in the making.
Yeap, this guy was definitely worth tanking for. His wingers have been garbage guys all season save for Nylander. He'd be better than PPG if he had decent line mates.
 

Insidious Von

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For the time being JVR and Bozak are better linemates but the others have huge upsides. Babs wants the rookies to play together so they can understand their respectives games going forward - it's all about the future. AM has extraordinary balance and timing, very few would have scored that second goal against the Canes. Connor Brown reminds me of Rocky Saginuk heart wise and his skill set is better.

I don't expect them to make the playoffs, they need a deeper defense for that. They're going to have to concentrate on goalies and D-men next draft - and Roman Josi is an UFA.
 

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The fact that young Auston is so grounded is a tribute to his family. His mom and sister stayed with him in Switzerland last year. I doubt we will ever hear of Auston being arrested for getting involved in a bar fight.
 

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Leafs core Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Reilly, Anderson. Perhaps even Gardiner. That's a very good core. And young. 3 rookies in fact. Zaitsev a rookie also looks good.
 
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