Does the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise player have a claim as the best scorer of this generation?
The last consensus generational goal scorer in the NHL was Alexander Ovechkin, who may end his career as the greatest goal scorer of all-time. As we turn over a new generational leaf, could Auston Matthews be the best goal scorer to come into the NHL since Ovechkin’s 2004 draft?
Matthews has certainly made a compelling case in his young career. Since entering the NHL in 2016, Matthews has amassed 142 goals in 257 games. His scoring rate of 0.