I'm sure his game will pick up when the Olympics roll around the corner.Great turnout by the captain tonight
Shots on goal- Matthews 2, Nick Robertson 6
Hits - Matthews 1, Nick Robertson 4
+/- - Matthews-3, Nick Robertson even
I hated getting to this point, but nothing here changes until he's traded. And after seeing the haul Vancouver got for Hughes, I'm really jealous and want to see this team pivot. Its been a fkn decade, its time to end this experiment.
I'd let him suffer here until then. He doesn't give a shit and has little value on the market.
It won't make a difference. TML will always be a shit show.
Treliving will send him to Boston Pizza, in fact, Treliving should go there himself full time since he owns it.
Does it really matter at this point? My personal wish would be to address the elephant in the room and trade Matthews and Nylander for players that are actually willing to pay the price in corners, forechecking or basically just showing they give a shit. I've already accepted the rebuild or re-tool coming. Might as well start getting it all done soon, it's inevitable. I refuse to pin this on Berube, even though it's becoming clear his best players aren't really willing to do what it takes to win on his watch. I expect him to get fired soon, and when that happens, everyone's attention will turn to where it belongs - the GM and the players.
The problem is Matthews and Nylander are on no move contracts. Meaning, they can't be traded without their approval.
Another coach who got fired for calling out his players. Remember Berube was the fans and media's choice too.
True. However, it seems that Leafs are purposely playing so poorly, in order to get Berube fired.
Which is why I want Matthews in particular to be traded. After close to 10 years of this shit, enough is enough.
