I can't see how putting any player with Matthews is sewering anybody.
He's one of the top players in the world. He's definitely off this year, but sewering a player by forcing them to play with him?
Marner, Tavares, Matthews and Nylander should be line drivers regardless who they're playing with.
I'm hopeful this western disaster is just a symptom of new players adjusting to the system and they can get humming along as they should soon enough.
But let's face it. The core 4 or 5, however you choose to look at it have not elevated their game after the massive endorsement from management.
I was excited to see what these new guys bring to the team, and more specifically how it changes their identity in respect to being tougher to play against.
But more importantly, I wanted to see how the top players reacted and whether they would or could elevate their game.
So far they haven't.
And now ROR is injured, hopefully not badly.
The ups and downs this team provides is better than any amusement park.
- Leaffrog
The Matthews line is better with Willy, and the Tavares line is better with Marner. Period, end of story... Stop trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist. 🤷
