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Just heard on the radio he should be back at the start of the 2nd round.
Just heard on the radio he should be back at the start of the 2nd round.
He was a good soldier for us.
Let's see if he suits up for the Leafs again. I'm all for bringing him back next year as well.
Will definitely be back for the Stanley cup FinalJust heard on the radio he should be back at the start of the 2nd round.
In the last 5 years for the Leafs, Marinčin is #1 for rate of blocked shots. Among defensemen: 2nd in the rate of takeaways. He manages .33 points/60 less than Morgan Rielly while 5-on-5. He out-hits Bogosain. Martin Marinčin is a solid defensemen without the puck in his own end. Let's give credit where credit is due. There's a reason he's still with the team. That being said, he's not very good with the puck... at all. He's often separated the puck from the opposition who's now on top of him and his forwards are cherry-picking. If Marincin is playing, forwards must help make it an easy outlet for him. Think Keefe has the players doing a much better job in that regard than in the past. He does have a decent enough shot, but unless he's on a one-on-two against the Canucks, don't expect any offense which makes you forget about any mistakes made like other Leaf defensemen get afforded. If we look at the last 5 years, there's not one active player who's played for the Leafs in the playoffs and managed a better plus/minus. He reminds me of a old hockey game where you had so many points per player and could slide the attributes around. Someone slide size and defense almost all the way to the right and left out any offense.
I would like nothing more for Marincin to score a Stanley Cup winning goal...imagine. But the thing about Marincin, he has these underlying decent numbers, but he’s always around for series ending goals or momentum changing goals. Sometimes it’s the goalie, or a bad change by his defence partner, but bad luck Marty is always there when the pain hits. Don’t want his bad luck,Sorry Marty. I didn't mean anything by it. Just goofing around.
Think in many cases, you make your luck. Someone like Sylvain Lefebvre is a valuable commodity with a Pat Burns lead team than perhaps another coach. The Leafs have focused their defense around guys like Kaberle, Gardiner, Rielly, Barrie, etc... and maybe that's fine but when the team expects that same level of puck-handling from Polak, Hainsey, Marincin... maybe it's just theI would like nothing more for Marincin to score a Stanley Cup winning goal...imagine. But the thing about Marincin, he has these underlying decent numbers, but he’s always around for series ending goals or momentum changing goals. Sometimes it’s the goalie, or a bad change by his defence partner, but bad luck Marty is always there when the pain hits. Don’t want his bad luck,
Probably him and Hyman go on to make room for Andersen coming back?Did Bogosian just go on LTIR today? Toronto Maple Leafs - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
There are Two waiver exempt on in the lineup too and a 25 man roster currently. I cant see how they can get enough space. The Marlies have lots of games coming up. Maybe he should go there for one or two.Probably him and Hyman go on to make room for Andersen coming back?