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In this video, we go back and break down the greatest debut in NHL history. On October 12th, 2016, The Toronto Maple Leafs squared off with the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario. In that game, a rookie named Auston Matthews would completely shock the hockey world.
I remember being at a bar with some buddies watching his debut. Sets NHL record and still loses the game. Welcome to the leafs
just perfect *chefs kiss* lmfao perfect way to be a leaf AM34
Lol he took the blame for the loss too
Lol it was 2016 they had the high pick for a reason. One rookie isn't gonna make you an instant contender
They got a point tho!
@IceyAces "isn't gonna instantly make you a contender" *not the leafs making the playoffs that year*
Also to note that this wasn't just Matthews first game, it was the first game of the whole NHL Season and the only game on TV. The entire NHL World was watching and he straight up balled out.
I'll never forget Matthews first game it blew my mind. I member local headlines saying Matthews 4 Sens 5
You forgot to mention that he signed the stick of The Sens' goalie with the message "Thanks FOUR making my NHL Debut so memorable"
Its wild to watch these clips and remember there was ever a time when Matthews was left THAT open.
Them losing this game was the biggest omen
If only Leaf fans knew what was to come….
@@hockeypsychology We know now, how 23-24 will look like... Be prepared for big changes in the summer of 24...
It's still hilarious to see guys at work rooting for them.
@@daltondrouillard9308 do you just cheer for who's winning?
@@seegee9 I cheer for a team I've see win the cup 3 times since I was a kid, a fan then. Not a team that in the depths of a liberal cess pool that I'd have waited my entire life to see win a cup so far. Lol
I remember tuning into that game to mainly watch EK as he was my 1 pick in my fantasy draft. But I also took a flyer with a mid-to-late-round pick on AM, since he went 1 in NHL draft. I remember coming away from that game very impressed with Matthews, and was so happy for his family, but I saw so many lil things I liked about Nylander and Marner, and immediately added them to my fantasy squad. So much talent, even if this team wins a cup or two, people will wonder why they didn't more and sooner?
Hopefully they can get 1!
Lol I’m a Leafs fan, drafted Matthews as my last pick for fantasy. Benched him that game haha
Back when I had real hope for the first time
Ahh to be naive!
We realized what a absolute leader and gamer 34 was for admitting he missed his back check on the winner. Super mature guy.
Haven’t seen class from matthews since then
My brother and I were at this game. Even though they lost it was still a win for leaf fans. That one goal where he stole the puck and undressed the entire team was amazing. We had pretty good seats too one section back from the ice so we had a great view.
Idk why but I felt like the Matthew's debut put extreme pressure on any upcoming generational talents, looking at you Connor Bedard!
Can u make longer videos… you’re fantastic
This first game has become the greatest indication of his tenure with the leafs. Consistently perform excellently and give the leafs every chance to succeed but it always amounts to nothing but failure.
and will continue to end in failure because ownership fucked the fans with the move to the ACC . They will not win in that building .
i watched this game . never thought this was going to happen. super exciting, jackets are my team . the leaf's are fun to watch .so many great players . I'm hooked .watch every game from Cincinnati Ohio.
i’m assuming this video is gonna be his first game, that was so freaking fun to watch
Crazy moment in NHL history
@@hockeypsychology i still remember where i was and watching it with my sister! and im not even a TOR fan!
Don’t forget Ryan Poeling scoring 4 goals and a shutout goal to make him technicly scoring 5 goals in 1 game
That first season with Matthews Nylander and Marner in the league was the funnest hockey ive ever watched. Everyone forgot about the past and the pain and all we were thinking about was the future. All these years later i still enjoy watching them but the anxiety has crept in and so has the frustration. Next year is the year! For sure! (😂😂😂)
Never forget it ...I seen the first 2goals had to go in for midnights and was surprised to hear on the radio he got 4 ...as soon as I got home I had to see it
Great video! I've seen those goals over and over, but I hadn't noticed the stick tap on Karlsson's leg til you pointed it out.
Would love to see such a performance in the playoffs... Just one game...
That’s why I love your channel- even though I’m a kiwi and are lucky to get 1 NHL game per week on our ESPN channels so most of your videos are teaching me things I was unaware of.😊
My brother and I watched this game and we both were thinking this is a once in a lifetime game result.
I remember vividly watching this game and seeing his parents looking so proud.
Bedard shatters this record with a 9 goal triple hat trick opener
I won't pretend I didn't have to look this up. Bedard scored nine goals in the entire tournament yes? That, the 23 assists and the Gold Medal are stuff kids only dream about. I think the previous record was held by some hippie named Jaromír Jágr. Jaromír is an anagram for Mario Jr. I don't have enough hair left for the haircut but being a travelling Jágr had to be great fun.
After scoring 4 goals in his first game as a rookie and he takes full responsibility of giving up the 5th n game losing goal. Thats the like the quickest 0-100 I've ever seen a respect meter grow.
I was in attendance for that game, I'll never forget it.
I remember working a shift at my local restaurant that nite, it’s closing time and we’re cleaning up and I hoped on my sports app and this game was at top of the list and I was like, “holy shit this dude really scores 4 in his debut?!” As a Penguins fan, that moment on I knew AM was gonna be a force to be reckoned wit in the League👌
This man is amazing. With that Reilly pass, he points to him, like it was ALL Reilly. He doesn't CARE about himself, he LOVES his teammates, and that was GAME 1. He STILL does this, and he always takes the blame for fuck ups. Thank god he's not Wayne Gretzky, he's a true sportsman.
I mean I'm not gonna pretend it hasn't been frustrating the Leafs haven't found success in the post season but I have to be real and say it's been a pleasure just watching them be a perennial playoff team. 2004-2013 was a nightmare, then another couple shitty years and finally we have a team that wins way more than they lose. All this and the fact we're seeing players on the team that may eventually become the best the franchise has ever seen. I really can't complain.
Matthews also had a golden chance to score the 5th and game winning goal in OT
If only you could bottle the determination certain guys have in moments like these. The energy boost some guys get when in their debut or the last minute of the third
Auston Matthews has never even won a free hotdog at a carnival game... The Stanley Cup is lightyears away at this point.
@@RedRisotto nobody said anything about Matthews winning the cup
@@RedRisotto he has won the Calder, Hart, Ted Lindsay, and Richard though 😂 But hey your 7th grade, talent show, bronze medal is still good
Its a damn shame that this era of leafs hockey is coming to an end. Its even more of a damn shame that even with the solid roster they had this past season they couldnt make it to the 3rd round
Yeah - looking back it seems surreal how a team like that couldn’t get it done
This made me really sad 😭😭😭
Its only beginning my guy
tough to say - I think Matthews and Marner are long time leafs. I do think Matthews will one day take a mega payday to go to Arizona at end of Career
@@jondub9524matthews will be done in five years….
“Spoiler Alert: The Leafs future has not been bright.” Lololol
never noticed that play on karlsson, damn 😳
I miss this old sens team.. prime Turris was my favorite player! Stone, Ryan, Karlsson, Brassard, Neil, Zack Smith, Hoffman, Pageau, Methot and Anderson was always a great goalie... Was such a great time. I can't believe we were never able to put it all together. I hope our new group will be able to put it all together for a few runs instead of just one miracle run.
The run they had with Hammond was fun too...shouldn't have made The playoffs that year and created quite the winning streak
I was buzzing like crazy during this game!
Love the DP
great vid, need to have a video on Barkov and his all-round play please.
Love that idea!
@@hockeypsychology coming next?
I miss that rookie leafs team so bad
They had so much heart
Was so fun to watch those days having little expectations then.
Last time I really came away from a season not being disappointed
@@hockeypsychologybabcock and lou
Great video. Deserves more then 3k likes.
This video gave me the same shivers i had on this exact day
Great day to be a Leafs fan
I remember Marner being incredible in this game
You have a great memory. Going back and breaking this game down.. it could have easily been him who scored 4 goals this night
@@hockeypsychology I actually prefer this version of Marner to what we have now. I think that Keefe stapling him to Matthew's side pigeonholed him to a role that he bought into. He is the setup man and that's all he could do or should do. I don't believe that's the case at all. When Marner plays with Tavares, I think he is almost entirely different and benefits the team in a greater sense.
@Bilscamp he is told and conditioned to be player 2 to mTthews from fans, the media, etc so he's gonna act like it on his line bc "that is what he's there for"
I was expecting 5 or 6 after two periods. He hasn’t scored four since! That is wild! In debut, then never again.
I was at Real Sports Bar in downtown Toronto watching this game. The atmosphere was insane. I lost my voice at the end of the night 😅
And in fitting leafs fashion we lost 5 to 4 with Matthew's the wonder kid scoring them all 😭😭😭😭
Classic leafs
The second goal though, through Mark Stone, through Hoffman, and then steals it from Eric Karlson before putting it behind Anderson from an insane angle......love it!
I remember watching Darrell Sitler score 10 points in a game. Austin Matthews scoring four goals was just as exciting.
Not sure if Sittler's record will ever be broken, only 13 guys have scored 8 since 1944. First the team has to score 10 and you have to be on the ice for all 10. I lived in Edmonton during the good years, it's true the fans were spoiled and the building was quiet. They'd make noise if the Oilers ran up the score to 8 chanting "10, 10!" Funniest joke ever? The soccer game ended in a 0-0 tie but the game was a lot closer than the score would indicate. Uh huh!💤
2:45... absolute MASTERY. That's professional hockey at an elite level.
I Remember as a sens shocked
I was at the game and me and my dad couldn't believe it.
0:33 "Stefan" Lolololol cool channel when you get names wrong! Love it, keep it up!
1:28 Yeah but it was at Scotiabank Arena. That's the real reason why people were extra pumped. Do you need an editor/someone who actually knows what's going on? I'd be glad to help!
i'm not exaggerating when i say that was the greatest day of my life. he was coming off an amazing season in the swiss league and the world cup of hockey tournament and his debut was against a hometown rival where the arena was all leaf fans. i was screaming watching the game and my family was scared and asked what's wrong. the funny part is he could've scored at least 5 goals and marner almost scored too. this season was so fun. rookie core and a younger rielly... damn. we really had so much hope lol
Nearly 6 years after this moment it might be the end of Toronto window
As a lifelong Sens fan, my reaction was: "yup I'm gonna hate this guys guts for a long time" ...and I was right. It was nice to win the game though 😂
I downloaded this game it was cool. He started great and likely end his career with 700 goals
he's still scoring 1.12 points per game total career. 1.15 ppg 2022-2023. not bad after injuries. also good plus/minus.
Matthews debut was absolutely ridiculous. Just ice running through his veins in his first game as a teenager lmao doesnt even make sense
"Welcome to our beer league" LMMFAO!
i think bedard has a chance to do something similar.
would be pretty cool seeing one of these vids about ryan phoeling and his debut and the rest of his career so far!
Awesome Matthews 😎 🏆
BUT, What about Ryan Poehling.... lol Also, Young matthews looks like Juraj Slafkovsky, In the face especially...
And then they blew it by trying to speed up the rebuild, signing Tavares to too much money, causing Marner and Matthews’ salaries to be too high, leading to the loss of Kadri and Hyman and Brown and on and on and on and on.
I had the misfortune of moving to Toronto in 68 and immediately drank the KoolAid. It's like an old girlfriend that just keeps breaking your heart. This list is short and in no order. Tavares is paid too much for what was expected. Zach Hyman to Edmonton why? Mike Babcock and Brian Burke were supposed to be the second coming of Christ. A 41 year old Joe Thornton signs a one-year $700,000 deal for what, his beard? Most importantly we just can't hang onto great and young goalies. Curtis Joseph and Grant Fuhr were into their 30's when they came here. More recently why did we let Freddy Anderson and Jack Johnson get away? It never ends.
I agree with all that but the loss of Kadri was due to him being suspended two playoffs in a row. He then went to Colorado and was suspended in the playoffs again before finally winning the up with them the next year. But I really liked Kadri and wish we would have kept him instead of getting Tavares. He is a great mix of skill and grit. He did dumb shit at times but so did Darcy Tucker and the fans loved him. Those early 90s Leaf teams didn't win a cup but they often went deep into the playoffs and most definitely didn't get pushed around.
@@MackDonald Tavares makes me grind my teeth. As a Leaf his regular season stats are 1.82 pt/game but in the playoffs his goals & assists shrink to .35 per game. For $11 million / year I expect a little more.
@@dicksonfranssen WAY more. I agree 100%.
@@dicksonfranssen But he's a player that you got for free. You can literally trade him away at any time for other pieces and you paid nothing to get him originally. This is a huge win. You can't really be mad about that.
I had just Clocked out at work for the day - Took at seat at the bar - Pretty much within moments I was on my feet the entire time. Literally yelling to everyone THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN - THIS IS AMAZING!
Insane game but also as a Sens fan we still won teehee
Solid 5-4 W.
that ottawa team 🔥
i miss the old sens, when we were that good
yes he scored like 4 goals in his first game, it remains his best game to date. This is a guy who peaked young. Dont expect more than another couple years of his prime. But someone will pay him $13m for 8 years and mark my words will regret it.
bro got the be a pro debut
I remember thinking that Laine will be even better. How the turntables.
The aswer to youre question about can anyone have a debut like that? My answer is yes and his name is Connor Bedard
Honestly they are playing pittsburgh game one, could definitely see him potting a few
Could ya imagine!?
My leafs beanie was the closest thing on the ice to that camera shot. Travelled all the way from Australia and that was my first hockey game. Didn’t even care that they lost, the atmosphere was insane and I had an amazing time
I called it no bullshit 4 goals first game
Not a Matthews fan at all, but that was such an exciting game to watch. Too bad he ended up being the culprit of the game losing goal. He had a chance at 5 in OT.
if I am not misstaken the Toronto Ottawa game was the only game on that day too (or one of just a couple) which ment someone on every team was watching that game and blowing up even the greatest of players groupchats
From this to being on pace for 70 goals in 2024
Granduncle Komarov
Main reason I think he's leaving Toronto if they don't do something. First they let his feed man walk, Hyman, then they take his 2nd feed man, Marner and put him on the 2nd line with Tavares.
i remember feeling sorry for matthews being cursed to play in toronto for most likely his entire career
More shocking was the stash coming not long after…
I don't think he's had a 4 goal game since. They should have traded him immediately. His stock was never gonna be higher than it was after he scored 4 goals in his first career game.
I thought the Leafs would win; or really, be close to the Cup. Gift of youth, draft, & skill. He still may get 1-2 with the Leafs. But, I dunno how he'd adapt to guarding the net.
Lol Kyle Turris you legend
The legend
Everyone forgot the Sens won the game in OT.
BEST PLAYER IN HOCKEY.
What about a hertl's callout?
That was before he started carrying a purse.
When I saw those goals I literally cried. Finally Leafs caught a break.....
4:42 is his Jordan shrug
Uncle Leo!!
Love it
This is Bourque calling Corson, come in Corson
A ''similar'' story would be Ryan Poehling, scored 3 goals and the SO winning goal in his 1st nhl game but didnt turn out to be that good 🤣
I bleed toronto blue 💙 and always will till I'm gone.
Go Leafs go
my dad was pissed that they lost that game
what about Coghlan in Vegas?
Brian trottier debut as well
They would be great if it weren't for playoffs!
Like hockey
not him taking responsibility for the OT goal when the leafs wouldn't have even been close to getting there in without him... only the leafs would find a way to lose in OT with a rookie setting an NHl record against the sens.
Well Harry Hyland has the record as we were all just told. 1917-1918