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Post-Game Talk: Leafs remind the Oilers and their fans who their Papi is

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This has gotta be the single dumbest thing I've seen in a while. All you had to do was skate it out. You were under no pressure.
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Drytoast said:
This has gotta be the single dumbest thing I've seen in a while. All you had to do was skate it out. You were under no pressure.
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This is why freeze frames are sometimes useless, Marner makes a slight move to his left like he will go for the up and quickly goes right, the defender can’t process it fast enough. He terrifies defenders because they know.

 
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TheBeastCoast said:
I have said it before and I will continue to say. Draisaitl is far and away the least impressive superstar in the entire league. Like visually. You can't deny the production, but when he isn't putting up points....which is usually on the PP he is non existent and arguably a negative for the Oilers.
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He is visible only the PP because all the focus is on McDavid and he is left wide open on the side for a slap shot open net.

Otherwise like you mentioned he is a non factor 5 on 5. They should extend him long term $$$.
 
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I have said it before and I will continue to say. Draisaitl is far and away the least impressive superstar in the entire league. Like visually. You can't deny the production, but when he isn't putting up points....which is usually on the PP he is non existent and arguably a negative for the Oilers.
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Draisaitl cheats on defense. If you bottle up their offense, he does not contribute. It is interesting because we often hear things like that but don't hear about forwards who cheat on offense to play D. That is why Marner is a force. He is involved on both ends of the ice. Few players show up at top 10 in points while crushing it on D.
 
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CabanaBoy5 said:
I still don't know what McLeod was thinking but that Marner goal might have been the best goal I've ever seen scored by a Leaf. To make those moves in a phone booth, incredible. Btw, love Joe Bowen, he's got blue flowing through his veins.
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Marner does these things all the time. He sucks the opposition into thinking he’s doing one thing and then anticipates their reaction to it and changes course before they know what happened.
 
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Some of these Toronto boys from both teams must have met up a nice Yorkville restaurant for dinner.

Just like Murray and Nurse had dinner in Edmonton at Nurse’s house.
 
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ACC1224 said:
Marner does these things all the time. He sucks the opposition into thinking he’s doing one thing and then anticipates their reaction to it and changes course before they know what happened.
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I really hammered on Marner when we lost against Montreal in the playoffs but what a joy it is to be able to watch him game in and game out the past few seasons. His vision is amazing, always a step ahead of everyone else and his takeaways and defence sublime.

Fun game but we really need to get this goaltending straightened out or not even Marner can save us in the playoffs against TB or Boston. The second and fourth goals were brutal, with Murray moving across the crease awkwardly. Ultimately, both were saveable with a goalie on his game. Rust perhaps, but the focus and confidence didn't seem to be there.
 
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TheBeastCoast said:
I have said it before and I will continue to say. Draisaitl is far and away the least impressive superstar in the entire league. Like visually. You can't deny the production, but when he isn't putting up points....which is usually on the PP he is non existent and arguably a negative for the Oilers.
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Even the production isn't quite as good as it looks at first glance. 42 goals looks awesome, but 27 of them are on the powerplay. He's truly great at letting McDavid skate around in the offensive zone on the powerplay and find him in good spots, but he's more of a beneficiary of a generational player than Oilers fans want to admit. When he's away from McDavid, he's a 2nd line center who gets outplayed and outscored by 2nd line competition
 
Against 90% of the NHL that ill-advised saucer pass still isn't intercepted. And 90% of those 10% interceptions only deflect the pass off course causing a potential turnover. Most don't drop the puck at their feet and finish in an epic fashion. Goal of the year?
 
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