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Originally Posted by dino7c
He has had 50+ one time so 50-60 every year seems unlikely
He also has 22 goals in 50 playoff games...that obviously isn't good enough. When you are the top paid player in the league the bar is HIGH. Time will tell.
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Matthews has played through multiple covid shortened seasons. He's won 2 of the last 3 Rocket Richard trophies. He's good.
I do agree there is some risk there though. As absurd as it sounds, turning 26, Matthews may be past his prime. Many high end offensive players peak at 23-24, and then start to slowly decrease in production before falling off a cliff in their late 20s and/or early 30s. If Matthews declines from being a 50-60 goal scorer to a 40ish goal scorer, he does become overpaid. Matthews finished 14th in goals this last season. So it is possible he never challenges for Richard trophy again.