#but if u want a masterpiece go watch his 21-22 season highlights hes fuckinf crazy

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I just recently got into hockey and a bit confused as to why so many people seem to hate matthews/think he's overrated... do you have any idea? Cause his stats look good so I feel like j missed something

oh he's literally a top 3... maybe top 2 player in hockey (sorry to all the LISTS that came out this year that had him at like 5-7 but none of the guys in front of him have ever done what he's done individually besides mcdavid), so it's mostly just a combination of hating someone because they're popular and talented from a rival/hyped up team like the leafs. i think it also has to do with the fact that he had a down year stats wise last year because he was playing through a wrist injury (and his "down" year still included him hitting 40 goals but okay-- fbndnd) in comparison to the way the league had quite a boom in top scorers last year... a couple guys hovering around 50-60 while auston hitting 60 the year before was the first time someone had in a decade. he's literally maybe the best two way player in the game, but defensively he goes a bit under the radar i think. it's just the sports phenomenon of maybe overexposure to someone too... i joined last year so the 22-23 season and ALLLL they fucking talked about was connor mcdavid, but i'm sure the 21-22 season was filled with am34 talk bc of what he was doing. a trendsetter tbh 💁‍♀️