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Zee said:Only the 9th player all time with multiple 60 goal seasons. Guy is unreal
Joe said:Zee said:Only the 9th player all time with multiple 60 goal seasons. Guy is unreal
Looking forward to all the comments (not here) that this is no big deal and the ?Toronto centric? media is blowing this out of proportion.
princedpw said:Any time your team has the undisputed best goal scorer in the league, you should be happy. With 32 teams, and assuming perfect rotation of best goal scorers in the league, one might expect to have the best goal scorer once every 32 years. But since best goal scorer title tends to persist for a few years, one might expect to have a best goal scorer for only one stretch of time every 100-150 years. ie, the leafs are right on target.
Having said that goal scorers tend to peak early and crash early. This has been said before but it?s Ovechkin?s longevity at a high level rather than his peak that makes him so very exceptional. So while Matthews peak is similar to Ovechkin?s (and hence already legendary), it is still extraordinarily unlikely that his excellence will last like Ovechkin?s has. Matthews has already had too many injuries to key parts that wear down (back, shoulders). So I?d give him almost no chance whatsoever to come close to Ovechkin?s total goals. Here?s hoping I?m wrong!
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:prince has a good point. Matthews hasn't had wrist problems this year, but when he has ... he only scores 40 goals instead of 60. :0