Divine
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Like I said previously, Matthews and Marner both have 12 points in 17 career elimination games in the playoffs. That is a 58 point pace. Between their 2008 and 2009 cup runs, the Penguins played in 14 elimination games. Here is how Crosby and Malkin did:
2008:
-Game 4, round 1: Crosby had 2 points and Malkin had 1 point
-Game 4, round 2: Crosby had 0 points and Malkin had 0 points
-Game 5, round 2: Crosby had 2 points and Malkin had 1 point
-Game 4, round 3: Crosby had 0 points and Malkin had 0 points
-Game 5, round 3: Corsby had 2 points and Malkin had 1 point
-Game 5, round 4: Crosby had 2 points and Malkin had 1 point
-Game 6, round 4: Crosby had 1 point and Malkin had 2 points
-Total: 9 points in 7 elimination games for Crosby, 6 points in 7 elimination games for Malkin
2009:
-Game 5, round 1: Crosby had 0 points and Malkin had 0 points
-Game 6, round 1: Crosby had 2 points and Malkin had 2 points
-Game 6, round 2: Crosby had 2 points and Malkin had 3 points
-Game 7, round 2: Crosby had 3 points and Malkin had 2 points
-Game 4, round 3: Crosby had 2 points and Malkin had 0 points
-Game 6, round 4: Crosby had 0 points and Malkin had 0 points
-Game 7, round 4: Crosby had 0 points (was injured in this game) and Malkin had 1 point
-Total: 9 points in 7 elimination games for Crosby, 8 points in 7 elimination games for Malkin
In those two years, Crosby had 18 points in 14 elimination games and Malkin had 14 points in 14 elimination games. Replace those two with Matthews and Marner and they never would have won a cup. That's why the Leafs are a bunch of losers, it's because their core isn't performing to their pay scale or abilities in the playoffs.
I don't think too many people would argue Matthews and Marner are the same as Crosby and Malkin. Pittsburgh got extremely lucky getting two of the world's best players in two consecutive drafts.
That said, Crosby and Malkin have 3 Cups in 18 seasons. That means, 15 of the last 18 seasons, a core without Crosby and Malkin won the Cup.