No contest here. Matthews plays centre, and during the last season, he has improved tremendously in his own zone. In fact, he was our most reliable C defensively (though the bar is low). And, he just added an efficient one-timer to his arsenal. Much more complete player.
Matthews. If fact i would take him over McDavid for the long run.
McDavid is going to unreal in his career, Matthews is definitely going to be right there with him and MacKinnon over the next decade but McDavid will be #1 without a doubt. Just like Sid, he'll develop a two way game year over year and learn how to win and be lethal offensively doing it
Oh I have seen Ovi in his prime, and all he does is score goals. He isn’t that good at defence at all.
“All he does is score goals” man what a terrible thing to do. This is just one of those generic ovechkin narrative that lazy people use to discredit him. He’s easily a top 3 player of his generation. Is Matthews?
McDavid is going to unreal in his career, Matthews is definitely going to be right there with him and MacKinnon over the next decade but McDavid will be #1 without a doubt. Just like Sid, he'll develop a two way game year over year and learn how to win and be lethal offensively doing it
I am worried that McDavid is not going to last for the long term the way he plays the game. He skates full speed with the puck and those kind of players seem to get injured.