Nick Kypreos reveals the truth about Auston Matthews
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has been out with an injury as of late, however, the team has still been able to come through and win games.
In a new episode of the Real Kyper and Bourne podcast, Nick Kypreos offered an interesting take on what is happening with Matthews right now. In his mind, a lot can be boiled down to the fact that the team is not worried about his production.
The team just wants him healthy and to focus on playing smart, focused, and winning hockey.
"I do believe the Toronto Maple Leafs are overcompensating on him not playing. So, if in fact he is on some heater again and pushes 50 goals or 60 goals, that will never happen again. That ridiculous end of last season when the push was to drive these guys to the end, the distraction of 70 goals, 60, even 50 this season won't come into play.
What they're saying is 'Auston, we don't care about the number of goals you score anymore. What we care about is you are at the height of your game, the team is feeling good, it's about the playoffs and not the number you have to hit.'"
Nick Kypreos dishes more on Matthews
"Something's bothering him, take two days off, take the weekend off. I think there's a chance he takes the weekend off. There's no number now you need to feel pressure to hit, that's the message. That's the #1 thing that made me say what I just said is that we need to be abundantly clear you're not coming back to feel like you need to produce a goal a game."
Whatever the case may be here, there is no doubt that Matthews means a lot to the team and the franchise as a whole. They would prefer to protect him and make sure that he last a long time. Hopefully, that will end up being the case.
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NOVEMBRE 8 | 127 ANSWERS Nick Kypreos reveals the truth about Auston Matthews Is Nick Kypreos right about Auston Matthews? |
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| NO | 52 | 40.9 % |
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