AUSTIN MATTHEWS PLAYOFF DOMINATION ABOUT TO BEGIN

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Created by: TML_Tika

Team: 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 26, 2020

Published: Jul. 26, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Austin Matthews's time has now arrived to dominate the NHL playoffs and fans will take notice. Is there a better 2 way center in the entire NHL today.

Trades

TOR

2020 7th round pick (ARI)

ARI

Malgin, Denis

Buyouts

Mikhail Grabovski: $0

Retained Salary Transactions

Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%)
Robin Lehner: $1,100,000 (44%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$80,971,866	$0	$0	$528,134

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Mikheyev, Ilya $925,000$925,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Matthews, Auston $11,634,000$11,634,000 C UFA - 5	Marner, Mitchell $10,893,000$10,893,000 RW UFA - 6
Hyman, Zach $2,250,000$2,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Tavares, John $11,000,000$11,000,000 C, LW NMC UFA - 6	Nylander, William $6,962,366$6,962,366 RW UFA - 5
Robertson, Nicholas $850,000$850,000 LW, RW RFA - 5	Kerfoot, Alexander $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 4	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 3
	Engvall, Pierre $925,000$925,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Spezza, Jason $700,000$700,000 C, RW NTC UFA - 1
Clifford, Kyle $800,000$800,000 LW UFA - 1	Gauthier, Frédérik $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 3	Ceci, Cody $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 1	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Muzzin, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD UFA - 1	Holl, Justin $675,000$675,000 RD UFA - 1	Campbell, Jack $675,000$675,000 G UFA - 1
Dermott, Travis $863,333$863,333 LD/RD UFA - 1	Barrie, Tyson $2,750,000$2,750,000 RD UFA - 1
Sandin, Rasmus $894,167$894,167 LD UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Clarkson, David $5,250,000$5,250,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
		Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
		Johnsson, Andreas $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 4

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:33 p.m.

Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan

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DID HE JUST HOP ON CHEL??????

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:34 p.m.

TMLBRIAN

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He is among the best centers in the league. That is for sure. Best 2 way center? Maybe not. But top 5. Yes.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:38 p.m.

Sabres923

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https://youtu.be/AE4MFCubSrM
Hopefully his teammates give him wide open passes!

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:43 p.m.

ZiggyPalffy

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Edited Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:48 p.m.

Quoting: TMLBRIAN

He is among the best centers in the league. That is for sure. Best 2 way center? Maybe not. But top 5. Yes.

Top 5 two way centers? No, not even close.

Bergeron
Kopitar
Couturier
ROR
Barkov
Sheif
Cirelli
Eichel
Tavares
Getzlaf
Giroux(if you count him)
Dubois
Monahan
Crosby
McDavid
MacKinnon
Toews
Seguin
Schenn
Johansen
Horvat
Danault
Larkin
Zibanejad
Point
Couture
Hertl

All have a better two way game than Mathews lol

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:44 p.m.

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Quoting: TMLBRIAN

He is among the best centers in the league. That is for sure. Best 2 way center? Maybe not. But top 5. Yes.

Sure would like to see your top 5 list.

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:46 p.m.

pharrow

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Quoting: Bf3351

did you really just list Play no defense McDavid and Mackinnon as having 2 way games?

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:48 p.m.

TML_Tika

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Quoting: Bf3351

I suspect you might live in LA so I will give you some slack , but there is not a chance that Matthews is now not considered one of the top 2 way centers in the NHL. Your list has some great players but Matthews is taking his game to a new level above these players you mentioned.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:49 p.m.

ZiggyPalffy

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Quoting: TML_Tika

I suspect you might live in LA so I will give you some slack , but there is not a chance that Matthews is now considered one of the top 2 way centers in the NHL. Your list has some great players but Matthews is taking his game to a new level above these players you mentioned.

I added a few more names, have a look. He's isn't even considered top 10 my guy. What are you smoking?

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:49 p.m.

pharrow

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I hope his 2 way game is strong enough for him to play defense man because that blue line sucks.

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:50 p.m.

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Quoting: Copenhagen

Sure would like to see your top 5 list.

I provided about 20 players that have better two way games than him.

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:51 p.m.

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Don't get your hopes up.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:51 p.m.

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TML_Tika

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Quoting: Bf3351

I provided about 20 players that have better two way games than him.

I respect your opinion even if most other knowledgeable viewers disagree with it on CapFriendly.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:52 p.m.

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Matthews is not a 2 way centreman. Fantastic shooter with good offensive skill but nothing to write home about defensively at all. Shouldn’t be in the conversation

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:52 p.m.

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Quoting: TML_Tika

I respect your opinion even if most other knowledgeable viewers disagree with it on CapFriendly.

Which ones exactly? Nobody here has agreed with you lol only me

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:53 p.m.

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Quoting: Brigid1011

Matthews is not a 2 way centreman. Fantastic shooter with good offensive skill but nothing to write home about defensively at all. Shouldn’t be in the conversation

He isn't even top 20 lol

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:53 p.m.

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Quoting: TML_Tika

Dude... once again. Pump the breaks on your leafs bias lol. Matthews is not known for his “two way play”. He’s a very good two way centre given his role, but by no means is he among the best two way centres in the league

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:54 p.m.

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Quoting: Bf3351

Which ones exactly? Nobody here has agreed with you lol only me

This is the same dude who said Rielly is a top 5 D in the NHL, Dermott has top pairing potential, and Sandin could turn into the next Nick Lidstrom... don’t read too much into his posts lol

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:54 p.m.

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TML_Tika

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Quoting: pharrow

I hope his 2 way game is strong enough for him to play defense man because that blue line sucks.

The Leafs defence is fine and you are forgetting that Rielly, Muzzen, Dermott and Ceci were injured for significant periods of time during the season and Babcock did a poor job running the team until he was fired.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:54 p.m.

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Quoting: Bf3351

This list down to Cirelli is good. After that it becomes more debatable at least.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:54 p.m.

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If hes top 5 in Selke votes this year then Ill believe you, if he gets zero votes again then you are trolling

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:55 p.m.

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Lol, 2-way centre. Matthews is one of the best goal scorers in the NHL right now, but he certainly isn’t anything special defensively.

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:56 p.m.

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Quoting: mhockey91

This is the same dude who said Rielly is a top 5 D in the NHL, Dermott has top pairing potential, and Sandin could turn into the next Nick Lidstrom... don’t read too much into his posts lol

I know, I feel bad for him. He also said Chaz Reddekop was the best defenseman on the AHL Reign and he plays with heart and he should see a few games next season. He was hands down our worst defenseman and wont be resigned lol

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Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:56 p.m.

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Quoting: mhockey91

This is the same dude who said Rielly is a top 5 D in the NHL, Dermott has top pairing potential, and Sandin could turn into the next Nick Lidstrom... don’t read too much into his posts lol

You need to look outside the box of what you hear from the media who have no ability to look out into the future.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:56 p.m.

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

If hes top 5 in Selke votes this year then Ill believe you, if he gets zero votes again then you are trolling

He probably will get some selke votes. He could be in the 20s range. Again; he’s solid defensively, but this post has homer written all over it.

Jul. 26, 2020 at 10:56 p.m.

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Quoting: Kotkaniemi15

Lol, 2-way centre. Matthews is one of the best goal scorers in the NHL right now, but he certainly isn’t anything special defensively.

I love watching him in the corners with Kopitar😂

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