#1. Matthews vs. McDavid
The fact that we get to watch Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews potentially nine times this season is amazing.
The two were seen training together in Arizona and hopefully Matthews picked up a few tricks from McDavid, because he’s coming for his Hart Trophy this year!
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In my opinion, McDavid and Matthews are two of the top-five most exciting players to watch in the NHL. If there was a world where you could combine both players into one, they would make the greatest hockey player of all-time.
Matthews’ shot is the reason why he’s the best pure-goal scorer in the NHL, while McDavid’s speed and vision helps him rack up point after point.
I think that this could be the most special 56-games of Auston Matthews’ career. The 23-year-old still hasn’t reached his prime, but he’s entering an important stage of his career. After training with McDavid and seeing his work ethic, that’ll intensify his game even more. Also, by having to play against him nine times this season, he’ll have to bring his A-game every night.
SportsCentre is going to get bored by the amount of highlights these two players are going to produce this year. Every time they step onto the ice, a goal is expected and this rivalry could turn into the race for the Hart Trophy this year.