HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Best 1-2 punch in the Atlantic Division?

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Adam French...I hate SOOOOOO much right now

Adam French...I hate SOOOOOO much right now
- Symba007

Lies, you have his poster up in your living room.

Lies, you have his poster up in your living room.
- Garnie

false, bedroom ceiling

HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Best 1-2 punch in the Atlantic Division?
- ToddCordellVAN

Larkin-Filppula baby! Oh yeah!

Stamkos and Point by a Kuch.

Would have scored 60 if healthy??? Yea, how about no.

It's nice to see the writers in a consensus stance that AM and JT are the best 1-2 punch in the Atlantic. They may be the best 1-2 punch in the entire NHL.

It's nice to see the writers in a consensus stance that AM and JT are the best 1-2 punch in the Atlantic. They may be the best 1-2 punch in the entire NHL.
- Snowman X

Malkin and Crosby?

Tanner doesn't count. It could be the best 1-2 tennis players and he would say they were Leafs.

Would have scored 60 if healthy??? Yea, how about no.
- ClaudeFather

Look at his scoring rate when healthy.

Look at his scoring rate when healthy.
- Zezel

would have been 45 goals last year. or should i look after his best game, after game one his rookie year he was on pace for 328 goals, is that his "healthy" scoring rate?

238 is the standard for Matthews. He's only had one healthy game so far in his career.

would have been 45 goals last year. or should i look after his best game, after game one his rookie year he was on pace for 328 goals, is that his "healthy" scoring rate?
- ClaudeFather

Watch the games.

Watch the games.
- Zezel

You can watch...and you can project. He has played 212 games over 3 seasons.
He has scored 111 goals. Solidly a 43-44 goal a year pace.
His BEST year...68 games, 37 goals...a pace of 46 goals.

He has NEVER played a season at a 50 goal pace YET, let alone 60.

He has the POTENTIAL to be a 60 goal scorer. But, to this point, not even a 50 goal a year guy.

Matthews can be a 60 goals scorer, but only when/if he ever plays a full season at full health. Until then, he isn't even a 50 goal scorer.

Matthews would score 70 goals per season if Babcock played him 25min/game. The only things stopping Lord Matthews is health and Babcock.

You can watch...and you can project. He has played 212 games over 3 seasons.
He has scored 111 goals. Solidly a 43-44 goal a year pace.
His BEST year...68 games, 37 goals...a pace of 46 goals.

He has NEVER played a season at a 50 goal pace YET, let alone 60.

He has the POTENTIAL to be a 60 goal scorer. But, to this point, not even a 50 goal a year guy.
- hawk35

you seem to have alot of emotional investment in this pretend argument

you seem to have alot of emotional investment in this pretend argument
- BestRapperAlive

????....how so? Just pointing out that SAYING a player scores at a 60 goal pace, when he has NEVER even scored at a 50 goal pace over ANY season he has played is a falsehood. We could say Jack Hughes is a 150 point scorer, cuz he looks really good on the ice and he has scored lots in other hockey. But, until it is fact no need to over-inflate things.

Auston is a stud player and great goal scorer. BUT, he is a 40-45 a year goal scorer. SO FAR. So, to say a 60 goal scorer is just....well....silly.

????....how so? Just pointing out that SAYING a player scores at a 60 goal pace, when he has NEVER even scored at a 50 goal pace over ANY season he has played is a falsehood. We could say Jack Hughes is a 150 point scorer, cuz he loos really good on the ice and he has scored lots in other hockey. But, until it is fact no need to over-inflate things.

Auston is a stud player and great goal scorer. BUT, he is a 40-45 a year goal scorer. SO FAR. So, to say a 60 goal scorer is just....well....silly.
- hawk35

Agreed.

Malkin and Crosby?
- ClaudeFather

Malkin and Crosby are in the Metro, not the Atlantic. And I would put JT and AM right up there in the direct company of Malkin/Crosby, Stamkos/Point as far as 1-2 punches go.

????....how so? Just pointing out that SAYING a player scores at a 60 goal pace, when he has NEVER even scored at a 50 goal pace over ANY season he has played is a falsehood. We could say Jack Hughes is a 150 point scorer, cuz he looks really good on the ice and he has scored lots in other hockey. But, until it is fact no need to over-inflate things.

Auston is a stud player and great goal scorer. BUT, he is a 40-45 a year goal scorer. SO FAR. So, to say a 60 goal scorer is just....well....silly.
- hawk35

as far as I can tell, you're arguing with yourself

????....how so? Just pointing out that SAYING a player scores at a 60 goal pace, when he has NEVER even scored at a 50 goal pace over ANY season he has played is a falsehood. We could say Jack Hughes is a 150 point scorer, cuz he looks really good on the ice and he has scored lots in other hockey. But, until it is fact no need to over-inflate things.

Auston is a stud player and great goal scorer. BUT, he is a 40-45 a year goal scorer. SO FAR. So, to say a 60 goal scorer is just....well....silly.
- hawk35

Disagree. If a guy is scoring at a certain pace, as consistently as Auston Matthews has, you would be discounting him to only take his totals in an injury shortened season. Scoring 40 in your rookie season is pretty unheard of. At a point, early last year, before he got injured, he was on a 62 goal pace. to say he can't hit 50 (or more) is just.. well.. silly. An Auston Matthews who plays 78-82 games is going to hit 50 all day at the rate he scores goals...

The season you're talking about, Matthews was struggling with an injury and went 15 games without a goal. He hasn't had a drought like that since. He is a 50 goal guy. Bank on it.