TOR 5v5 xG+-/60 impact on linemates in the playoffs:
Holmberg +1.21
Nylander +0.84
Matthews +0.58
Tavares +0.51
Knies +0.49
Rielly +0.41
Carlo +0.33
Tanev +0.20
OEL -0.08
Laughton -0.08
Marner -0.13
Jarnkrok -0.17
Benoit -0.42
McCabe -0.53
McMann -0.54
Domi -1.12
Pacioretty -1.21
Lorentz -1.39
Holmberg +1.21
Nylander +0.84
Matthews +0.58
Tavares +0.51
Knies +0.49
Rielly +0.41
Carlo +0.33
Tanev +0.20
OEL -0.08
Laughton -0.08
Marner -0.13
Jarnkrok -0.17
Benoit -0.42
McCabe -0.53
McMann -0.54
Domi -1.12
Pacioretty -1.21
Lorentz -1.39
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Jeff Veillette
It’s kinda funny how we always hear “superstar needs to have his Yzerman moment, sacrifice offence for two way play” for underachieving playoff teams. Now Matthews is basically doing that because of his injury, the Leafs are doing well, and the response is “will someone get this corpse off the ice”
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He has been absurdly positively impactful this year. Definitely a playoff impact player.
He is tenacious and persistent on the forecheck and kinda just super annoying.
I wonder if impressing new coaches, systems and overthinking were a big part of it. Probably relevant.