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Originally Posted by activeStick
Couldn't find one of these threads for general discussion on other teams.
Leafs are about to get all the focus after the World Series finishes and the heat is going to be turned up real fast given how the team has performed, not to mention Marner in Vegas so far and how Matthews has started the season.
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For all of Kypreos being criticized on here, I think he's pretty on point for most of his assessments on guys. Matthews may be on of the better stick guys to strip the puck from the opposition, but he's never been able to step it up when it matters in the playoffs. His comfort zone is the quick shot and stripping guys from the puck. It's never been to go through guys when he has the puck, or take the body. Marner was the same type of guy. A team can't have their top two guys with the same problem of not being able to go through guys. Marner had to go. They were in a tough position to not get anything for him (good for Tre). Simply put, Matthews has to lead by example and learn to go through people. He's a big guy who doesn't want to get dirty aside from his standing position. Skate to the middle with the puck and bowl over guys. Until he learns that (even on occasion), the Leafs won't go anywhere.