I think his back is the greatest concern for him. It impacts him every day in everything it sounds like. Fans are more focused on the concussions IMO, and sure they’re bad, but he’s never shown that he’s been one to have longterm ongoing debilitating after effects.
Wilson going to the Leafs, I think the league would let up on him. Wilson style would be a welcoming and player the Leafs haven't had since Wendell Clark!
He got to 1000 games, and they made the playoffs (something unlikely next year). I don’t know what else he has to prove or play for - other than the love of the game.
There is a messed up culture in that Leafs locker room. If you really think it's just Marner, then you don't really know what can go wrong in a locker room. Marner is 26, so maybe he hasn't matured yet? That Leafs locker room lacks a lot of needed vet leadership. Tavares is supposed to be the leader on that team as he's the captain and he isn't captain worthy. Matthews, is an A captain, but he's just a highly skilled flashy player that mostly puts up points when it doesn't matter. The Leafs have a coach Keefe, that is in same boat as Woodcroft was with the Oilers. In over his head and let's the prisoners run the jail/patients run the asylum! Caps have a far better culture and less media pressure than the Leafs. So the way I see it, Marner would actually get a chance to mature here and not fester like a young idiot with the rest of the Leafs roster. I bet ya, Marner would far welcome and be motivated playing for Carbery, then he would for Sheldon Keefe!
This is exactly what everyone said they were this year. The were supposed to be a lottery team dude.
That's an 11 Million dollar gamble I want no part of, let CHI or ANA etc take the chance
Has Oshie ever heard of sitting down on a toilet to pee?! I deal with it with my 80 year old dementia father, but common Oshie is only 37 years old! Either he has a pride issue sitting on a toilet or he's over dramatizing the situation.
Ironically, they point to a "warrior" like Oshie ignoring that it was verbatim the same things said about him prior to coming here. Maybe a little less on the prima donna, but a playoff choker who didn't have the grit or ability to get it done in the playoffs.
That is why you have older players that mentored/showed leader towards the younger players. Knuble, Fedorov, Kozlov, Clark, Oshie, Ovechkin now, Backstrom before the hip issues, etc. That Leafs team needs a lot of vet leadership, and they don't have it. It starts with who the coach is and trickles down to the players.
Reinhart is a bit buyer beware. A big chunk of his goals scored come from the PP. No way the Oilers will let Draisaitl end up with another team.
What the f*** are you talking about? He didn't say he had to lie down to piss all the time. He said something about pissing in bottles while on the ground. I interpret that to mean he was in so much pain at some point he couldn't get up, and had to grab a nearby bottle to piss because he couldn't get to the bathroom.
If someone's back is that bad of a shape, there are options like a wheelchair or using a 2-handed walker! I know what I'm talking about. My dad is 80 years old, has a hard time walking because he has terrible balance. When that happens it's an indicator the persons back can't support the person well anymore.
Dude we're talking about an athlete that throws his back out now and then, not an 80 year old man who needs a wheelchair or other assistance just to get around. jfc
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