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The Everything Auston Matthews thread

"mixed emotions" is what his script doctor told him to say; a little nod to his Arizona homies
 
MindzEye said:
You're honestly not doing this, are you?
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Doing what?

It isn't justified to want the player to be like Marner who said it would be a dream come true if the Leafs took him, rather than say he had mixed emotions when it's all but certain he's coming to Toronto?

Look, I'm a little bit less excited than I should be. Don't overblow it and mischaracterize it into my supposedly saying Matthews sucks or I don't want him or something.
 
the last time mats sundin played for the leafs auston matthews was 10 years old.

doubt he spent his childhood dreaming of playing for one of the worst teams in the league, in a city that's a 4 hour flight from his home.

mitch marner grew up in toronto and has worn 93 since he was 5. you can't compare them.
 
Sure he can. Marner and Strome both did well prior to their draft, and it wasn't certain at all that either of them would get picked by us.

There's nothing wrong with saying it would be a dream to play for the team that almost assuredly is taking you, and then say but it would be a dream to play for any team in the NHL.

How much flack to this very day does McDavid get for his reaction on Edmonton winning his lottery? Matthews wasn't like him of course, but Toronto isn't exactly Edmonton either.
 
mbow30 said:
the last time mats sundin played for the leafs auston matthews was 10 years old.

doubt he spent his childhood dreaming of playing for one of the worst teams in the league, in a city that's a 4 hour flight from his home.

mitch marner grew up in toronto and has worn 93 since he was 5. you can't compare them.
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I would never expect Matthews to have cared about the Leafs, regardless of what age and how the Leafs were faring at the time.

It's just natural that if you grow up in a city, you'll want to play for your childhood team. Marner grew up a Leaf, Matthews grew up a Yote.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
Doing what?

It isn't justified to want the player to be like Marner who said it would be a dream come true if the Leafs took him, rather than say he had mixed emotions when it's all but certain he's coming to Toronto?
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When the kid is from Phoenix, no it's not justified...worse than that, it doesn't ****ing matter. Crosby didn't grow up a Pens fan, Toews didn't grow up a Hawks fan, Kopitar didn't grow up a Kings fan. Build a good, competitive hockey team, and pay him and he'll never want to leave.

Look, I'm a little bit less excited than I should be. Don't overblow it and mischaracterize it into my supposedly saying Matthews sucks or I don't want him or something.
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It's silly. We just landed the best prospect the franchise has had in the modern era. Probably the best we've had since Sittler, and maybe longer than that. You're not thrilled because against all common sense and examples around the league to the contrary, he might not want to stay here his entire career. Because a 18 yr old kid being interviewed at 3 AM in the morning on a day where he doesn't even know if the Leafs have drafted him, is expected to answer questions like he's been drafted by the Leafs.

At the stage we're in as a franchise, if you can't get excited about this, you can't get excited about anything. If you would have been more excited with getting 2nd, you're mental. This is ****ing fantastic.
 
notably, he did take today to comment on the importance of signing jvr to a long term extension.
 
MindzEye said:
When the kid is from Phoenix, no it's not justified...worse than that, it doesn't ****ing matter. Crosby didn't grow up a Pens fan, Toews didn't grow up a Hawks fan, Kopitar didn't grow up a Kings fan. Build a good, competitive hockey team, and pay him and he'll never want to leave.



It's silly. We just landed the best prospect the franchise has had in the modern era. Probably the best we've had since Sittler, and maybe longer than that. You're not thrilled because against all common sense and examples around the league to the contrary, he might not want to stay here his entire career. Because a 18 yr old kid being interviewed at 3 AM in the morning on a day where he doesn't even know if the Leafs have drafted him, is expected to answer questions like he's been drafted by the Leafs.

At the stage we're in as a franchise, if you can't get excited about this, you can't get excited about anything. If you would have been more excited with getting 2nd, you're mental. This is ****ing fantastic.
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It is fantastic. And the fact that we already have Marner in the fold, and likely Stammer, negates much of the sentiment I have on this subject, because Matthews isn't the Sundin of our team, i.e., one elite guy surrounded by non-elites. Matthews will be one of a handful of elites.

It should be fun.
 
Re: The Everything Austin Matthews thread

Habspatrol said:
Congrats Leaf fans.

Oh yeah... and **** you.
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I'm glad we are finally getting some hate, but it will be better once we start winning and doing more than stealing the odd points in the standings. Feels good though, finally a legit #1 centre, and two if we land Stamkos.
 
mbow30 said:
notably, he did take today to comment on the importance of signing jvr to a long term extension.
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As I said, I got no problem with Americans on the team.

But I have always had an aversion to an American being the undisputed best player that we build around. Take Kessel for example, who I said this about when we traded for him. That ended well.

JVR is just a complementary piece, and one that I really like. He's not the face of the franchise.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
There's nothing wrong with saying it would be a dream to play for the team that almost assuredly is taking you, and then say but it would be a dream to play for any team in the NHL.
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He said that. He said it would be really special because Toronto is the Mecca of hockey and Babcock.
 
You can sign Carey Price in two years for your quota of Canadian star content.
 
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