Toronto Sports analysts Brian Hess and Franky Korado have compared the Maple Leafs star to discuss Toronto’s most valuable athlete in the last 25 years. Austin Mathews Ripators’ legend in brackets.
On TSN Over -driveHess argued that Mathews dismissed the Carter, emphasizing the notable achievements on Mathews’ ice with Maple’s address.
Recognizing Carter’s famous heritage, Hess claimed that Mathews dominated Mathews with Maple Leafs ahead of Carter’s Ripators.
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“Austin Mathews, Vince Carter. No question. [championship] Either, which means: You have to be permanently on it. But, and even keeping the biigons aside, are the biigons biigons. Vince here for three years, four years, you know, the century.
“Austin has been here for nine,” hess said, as he is going in his 10th year. And as much as Carter was, he was not as big in his game as Austin Mathews has been with him. “
Korado believes that the permanent virtue of Mathews and the long -term commitment to Toronto is much higher than the Carter’s cultural splash, which is much bent over the famous Dunus and its star power.
“But I think Austin Mathews’ performance, 60 goals, 69 goals, heart trophy, years of stop … yes. That is, it is more capable of being an icon on Vince’s poster. Yes. And they are still here, moving forward in the next 25 years.”
Austin Mathews vs. Vince Carter achievements
Austin Mathews led the NHL in scoring twice, which scored two 60 goals (2021-22, 2023-24). Maple leafs The Captain has won the Heart Trophy (2021-22) as the NHL Rocky of the Year as the League MVP and The Calender Trophy (2016-17) and has been attractive to the team permanently to the playoffs, though it has no win of the Stanley Cup.
On the other hand, Vince Carter won the NBA Salem Dink Competition (2000) and helped Toronto Ripators win in their first playoff series against New York Nix in 2001. He played a vital role in expanding the team’s profile in a new NBA market and won the NBA Rook of the Year Award in 1999. However, Carter never won the MVP or NBA Championship.
Edited by Abhishek Dilta