You'd like to see more than half a season of Domi and Matthews together? If that's what you mean than I agree completely.
Yes, I'd like to see them together longer before I call them a good duo.
They've been great in their time together though.
Marner's first contract - didn't he start out playing on a line with Bozak and JVR? Two experienced vets who were better offensively than defensively, and ideal situation for Marner to put up points and a far cry from him proving he can drive a line. The same goes for him playing with JT later who had already established himself as one of the best players in the world, not clear who was driving what at that point.
Marner led our team in points during his contract year.
If we want to question if Marner was a driver during that year, I question who was driving the line for Matthews last year.
Maybe Domi and Marner were driving the line with Matthews and he was the passenger?
Domi got more points than Marner in these playoffs for a fraction of the cost. I know you love pumping up your boy Marner but you'd do better to not even bring up the last two playoff series cause Marner was a massive disappointment in both.
Marner sucked these playoffs, no complaints with that statement, Domi wasn't good either though.
If I'm the GM, he needs to show that he can play like a superstar in the playoffs before I agree to another contract that pays him like a superstar.
He has shown that, our board just ignores it.
If you added consistently to that, I'd agree.
And all our stars need to.
Pretty much anyone who has followed the Leafs knows that he's a great regular season player but in the biggest playoff games, all too often he's no better than mediocre. That's what he's shown, you are either blind to this simple fact or maybe you're on Marner's payroll or something.
No, I am not blind, I just have the ability to remember the good he's done in the playoffs as well as the bad.
