Matthews Is a very good player he is a impact player like jack but will never have his speed and how fast he breaks down the game . I'm sure you saw how great he was when he played with jack at world jrs he was better then him it was just too much pressure at the time for jack
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Matthews has scored more than Eichel at several levels. He is going to be every bit as good as him.

Hey, did you guys hear? Matthews just one the Leafs the Stanley Cup.


Oh, wait... now it's being reported that Matthews has just been inducted in the hockey hall of fame. Wow, Toronto truly is the Mecca of the hockey world.

Matthews has scored more than Eichel at several levels. He is going to be every bit as good as him.
- ImThatGuy

agreed, of course you have to admit that we are now going to be inundated with articles suggesting that matthews is better than eichel. its going to get old, and i mean fast. honestly it doesnt matter much, as long as eichel is leading a late june parade down delaware at some point.

Matthews has scored more than Eichel at several levels. He is going to be every bit as good as him.
- ImThatGuy

Jack has one up on him on speed and breaking down the game other then that agreed

My preference is to trade Lioneater as part of a package to upgrade our D or as part of a package for a top 6 forward. Otherwise, keep him on the team, properly define his role in the bottom 6 and give him another chance. He's only 22.

Probably late but I just saw Orpik got 3 games... Well deserved too.

Hey, did you guys hear? Matthews just one the Leafs the Stanley Cup.


Oh, wait... now it's being reported that Matthews has just been inducted in the hockey hall of fame. Wow, Toronto truly is the Mecca of the hockey world.
- sskkoo1

All without being drafted yet .

I only saw two games with Mathews and he looked like a bum. I know his stats are good but it's hard to shake first impressions. Doesn't compare to Eichel. I probably saw his two worst games. I have to see more.
- sippyd

The NHL is due for a number one overall pick total bust

Matthews would of been the 3rd overall pick last year he was so close to being in the draft and that would of been the best draft in history IMO with all the franchise changing players
- GERBE!!!75PTS

He was also younger than the others.

The NHL is due for a number one overall pick total bust
- GilPerreault11

Nail says Hi!

Looking at career nhl stats, Girgs at .35 ppg. Larsson at .25 ppg. At 22 and 23 year's old I see no reason to bail on either. Neither belongs on top6 of a good team but both should have roles on a young team that is pretty soft at forward.

Matthews may not be the best in this draft, of course NA centers trump Euro wingers unless they totally blow them away:

1. Are the Maple Leafs definitely going to draft Auston Matthews with the No. 1 pick?
All signs point to that happening on June 24, but before you run out to buy your new Matthews jersey, it might not be the slam dunk, forgone conclusion everyone believes. The Maple Leafs held their scouting meetings in Chicago last week and the team’s top brass then attended the NFL Draft. It’s believed a consensus was reached on an early draft list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was unanimous. Maple Leafs director of European scouting Ari Vuori may have made a strong case for Toronto to select Finnish sniper Patrik Laine ahead of Matthews.
Vuori, 53, came over to the Maple Leafs last year from the Detroit Red Wings with Mike Babcock. He was instrumental in drafting Anze Kopitar in Los Angeles along with Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar and Teemu Pulkkinen, among others, in Detroit. Since Matthews played in Switzerland this season, European scouts like Vuori have been able to make a better comparison to Laine than any normal year with him in their backyard. Matthews is No. 1 on TSN and NHL Central Scouting’s lists and was dominant in the better European league, but many European scouts have maintained since the World Junior championship (and not just because of his recent playoff hot streak) that Laine is the best player available. Vuori may well be in that group.

http://www.tsn.ca/mondaym...ottery-questions-1.482013

Nail says Hi!
- burner087

Due for another...because it's Toronto

Matthews may not be the best in this draft, of course NA centers trump Euro wingers unless they totally blow them away:

1. Are the Maple Leafs definitely going to draft Auston Matthews with the No. 1 pick?
All signs point to that happening on June 24, but before you run out to buy your new Matthews jersey, it might not be the slam dunk, forgone conclusion everyone believes. The Maple Leafs held their scouting meetings in Chicago last week and the team’s top brass then attended the NFL Draft. It’s believed a consensus was reached on an early draft list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was unanimous. Maple Leafs director of European scouting Ari Vuori may have made a strong case for Toronto to select Finnish sniper Patrik Laine ahead of Matthews.
Vuori, 53, came over to the Maple Leafs last year from the Detroit Red Wings with Mike Babcock. He was instrumental in drafting Anze Kopitar in Los Angeles along with Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar and Teemu Pulkkinen, among others, in Detroit. Since Matthews played in Switzerland this season, European scouts like Vuori have been able to make a better comparison to Laine than any normal year with him in their backyard. Matthews is No. 1 on TSN and NHL Central Scouting’s lists and was dominant in the better European league, but many European scouts have maintained since the World Junior championship (and not just because of his recent playoff hot streak) that Laine is the best player available. Vuori may well be in that group.

http://www.tsn.ca/mondaym...ottery-questions-1.482013
- GilPerreault11

All this means is that Laine is also better than Eichel.

Nail says Hi!
- burner087

I don't want a USA player to bust we need him

All this means is that Laine is also better than Eichel.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

If you buy the one scout appraisal on Tanner's blog that Matthews is better than Eichel. I'll wait and see.

If you buy the one scout appraisal on Tanner's blog that Matthews is better than Eichel. I'll wait and see.
- GilPerreault11

Crawford Was the one right ?

Eichel will be the Sabres Gil Perreault

Matthews will be the Leafs Daryl Sittler

Let the 70's begin again. It's all cyclical

Crawford Was the one right ?
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Another lost bet ?

Another lost bet ?
- cabin

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Yep nothing new lol

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Yep nothing new lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Wings from Slick Willies. Not too bad .

Wings from Slick Willies. Not too bad .
- cabin

Wings from Slick Willies. Not too bad .
- cabin

Slick franking Willies. Now that's a bar I haven't heard of in a while. I'm assuming you are talking about the Niagara Falls Blvd place. They still doing dollar pints on Sundays?

Wings from Slick Willies. Not too bad .
- cabin

Slick franking Willies. Now that's a bar I haven't heard of in a while. I'm assuming you are talking about the Niagara Falls Blvd place. They still doing dollar pints on Sundays?

Slick franking Willies. Now that's a bar I haven't heard of in a while. I'm assuming you are talking about the Niagara Falls Blvd place. They still doing dollar pints on Sundays?
- RhinoFan

Yep that's the place. My girl went there last night for a few with friends in from AZ. Not sure on the pints.