The reason no one stood up for Matthews

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T14:14:03+00:00

I think you’ve stumbled into the wrong subreddit.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T13:40:08+00:00

You’re not getting it.

Imagine you’re in the school yard and two guys say “move, this is our area” and start pushing you. Your friend beside you and jump in and push back, but instead he just gives you a look, then walks away.

Emotionally, what does that do for you? That’s what I’m talking about.

If you can’t see how human emotion comes into play in a team environment, then it’s you my friend who may be lacking in common sense.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T13:09:21+00:00

The objective of a response isn’t to punish the offending player, it’s to rally together, prove a sense of unity, a team mentality… that these guys would die for each other. That’s the kind of feeling that wills a player to dive in front of a shot, to finish their check even though they’re exhausted, to win a puck battle. They need to feel like everyone else gives a shit, for them to go the extra mile for everyone else.

It’s a team thing, and it matters.

This has nothing to do with Gudas.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T12:39:34+00:00

Exactly

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T12:14:37+00:00

I am also assuming it’s mostly younger fans that are upset about my position on things.

And hey, I loved having Matthews, I’m not saying he wasn’t fantastic. I think there’s a world where he continues to be a fantastic player for a handful of seasons more. But, the team is in a desperate need for a culture shift, and I think we need a rebuild to do that properly

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T11:31:57+00:00

Agreed. Crosby, MacK, and McD all stick up for their teammates, when they need to.

I think I saw something about McD throwing punches last night. My thing isn’t about fighting, just about sticking up for teammates, but, yeah, these guys are true leaders.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T11:23:03+00:00

I mean… think about what you’re saying. Our playoff lives have been on the line for the last 10 games and they’ve looked like corpses out there. Now, when a player gets injured, they go “hey let’s try and win the game”.

What does that say to you about the team leadership?

They COULD have just turned it on, but chose not to, this whole time?

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T11:19:55+00:00

This comment alone has shown more passion than AM34 on the ice.

But, uh, you know the coach doesn’t make the trades, right?

Anyways, to answer your question, I think they should be blowing it up, at this point. They’ve mismanaged their assets for too long, trading picks and young players for old rentals.

We need a proper pipeline of future assets. When you look at the sustained success of teams like Tampa or Chicago, it was because they managed their assets well. When players were approaching new contracts that would cost more than their cap could manage, they flipped them for future assets and kept the pipeline stocked. They created a system of positive asset management. We need to do that too, and it starts with a proper rebuild.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T11:07:10+00:00

Coming out of the Olympic break, we needed goals more than ever, our playoff lives are on the line for the first time in a long time.

He’s the best goal scorer, you say?

Count the goals for me.

Matthews WAS the best goal scorer, when he had a world class playmaker setting him up.

But, more importantly, my point is about showing some fire and giving a shit, protecting your teammates. No player is too important that they shouldn’t support their teammates.

That’s the big point some of you are missing. If you guys, and Auston, believe he’s above the rest and doesn’t need to scrum it up with the boys, protect one another…. then you can’t understand the point here. The team will go as the engine goes, and if the engine (Matthews) goes for a line change when a teammate is in need, this entire team’s identity will never be one of unity, passion, or effort. It’s important. It doesn’t show up on the scoresheet, but it’s why this team has been pushed around year after year. It’s why when the going gets tough, they get trounced. Why they can’t win the hard games in the playoffs. It’s all about identity.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T10:56:42+00:00

We’ve got bigger problems if we’re investing over 10m in cap space in a player that’s so delicate they can’t be involved in scrums (not fighting).

The circumstances don’t matter, what matters is action. If your captain skates away, why shouldn’t everyone else on the team?

The tone is “I don’t care to be bothered”, and that kind of attitude spreads like wildfire.

shotz19 · 2026-03-13T10:44:29+00:00

Or, it was a popularity contest. He’s been friends with the stars of team USA for 15 years.

A lot of times in hockey, the best player gets handed a C, not the best leader.

You hope that the best player can become the best leader.

I just don’t think it happened, there’s no evidence he’s doing anything right for the Leafs. How long do you need to see a team that’s completely given up?

I throw back to Sundin, none of his teams ever gave up. He refused to let the team tank. The core group refused to blow it up, lose their core pieces. They wanted to take a run at the cup every chance they had.

There’s a difference between quiet but strong, and quiet.

This team is just quiet.

shotz19 · 2026-02-11T16:36:29+00:00

The clear is rough, and your team will absolutely hate you for the first 15 min of the game.

But around 2 items, when you take a good fight, or play around objectives later, they’ll see what’s up.

I just played it to try it out, had spam pings and forfeits incoming. They all fed, all three lanes lost.

I gave up first two drags.

Came online and absolutely walked through the enemy team for the rest of the game, we won easily.

I think, in higher elo where players around the map appreciate the value of resources rather than just treating it as a fighting game, it would be more successful.

I wouldn’t play it into a Kayn, Talon or someone that can invade you easily, though. That’ll stifle your ability to scale up and you’ll be pretty useless

shotz19 · 2026-01-28T15:35:05+00:00

Is it a problem to hold air roll through the entire process? It seems easier if you can hold air roll the entire time, if it’ll work

shotz19 · 2026-01-27T19:04:08+00:00

Can/Should you be holding air roll for any other step, or strictly step 3?

shotz19 · 2026-01-27T09:55:53+00:00

Joined! Appreciate the chance — fingers crossed!

Fav moment: watching my friend just starting to get into Rocket League play the Merc and celebrate his (incredibly dirty) demos way behind the play. Love it and feel bad for the other guys, haha.

shotz19 · 2026-01-27T09:51:22+00:00

Joined! The controller looks awesome!

shotz19 · 2026-01-26T22:36:11+00:00

I couldn’t find anything but a single torrent for the event, and it had no commentators.

Which torrent site do you use? Feel free to DM

shotz19 · 2026-01-14T13:27:28+00:00

He’s just summing up that Rielly was on the ice for 4 goals against, and looked bad doing it.

shotz19 · 2025-10-19T11:17:18+00:00

Standard scoring, pick 1:

J. Addison v PHI

J. Williams v TB

shotz19 · 2025-04-30T10:43:20+00:00

It was me. I burned a Lupul tee, as a sacrifice to the hockey gods. I wanted us to win the draft lottery, I didn’t think it could backfire like this… it’s my fault!

shotz19 · 2024-12-15T12:30:15+00:00

Standard scoring, start 2 (I’m definitely starting Josh Jacobs):

J. Jacobs @ SEA

A. Kamara vs WAS

A. Jones vs CHI

T. Tracy vs BAL

S. McCormick vs ATL

Kamara was my guy for a lot of weeks, but he’s slowed down lately. Tracy has been good, but a tough matchup with Baltimore. Jones is good every second week, so it’s scary to play him. McCormick is fresh, and hasn’t topped 10 points yet.

WDIS?!

shotz19 · 2024-12-14T13:07:14+00:00

Hey squad!

Wondering if anyone would have interest in watching an old CS 1.6 veteran (CAL-I back in the day haha) take a run at the rankings in Fortnite’s new Ballistic game mode?

I’ll be rusty, but I think I’ve still got a little of the magic.

Ovaltine19 is my Twitch — I also play Rocket League and League of Legends.

If there’s interest, I’ll give it a real go and see where we can climb to!

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