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Originally Posted by Zoller
Matthews started his career a year younger than Ovechkin and scored 40 goals in his rookie season
On the one hand, it gives Matthews 1 extra year to score more goals
On the other hand, Ovi was already past Matthews by the middle of his 2nd season so... 
800 is A LOT of goals |
Matthews goal scoring has taken a hit because he misses games every year. When healthy he has shown he is a 50-60 goal guy.
Problem is you can't just be good, you need to stay healthy. 800 goals in 20 years and average 40 per. If you play less than 20 years it becomes very difficult especially if you miss 5-15 games a year.
Stamkos early on was on the same trajectory as AO. He's coming up way short even though he seems to have recovered and putting up big numbers again, he broke his leg and ruined any chance he had.