Let's Stop Putting Marner on Matthews' Wing

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

With news that Keefe will be back, and knowing what a simpleton he is, I am hoping you will all join me and create future mock line-ups with Matthews-Nylander and Tavares-Marner as dedicated pairs.

In the 1/100 chance that he browses hfboards over the next couple months, it is our combined duty to attempt to get it through his thick head that the above lines are better and Tavares-Nylander do not work together

Thank you. This has been a public service announcement.

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[Larcos_Unal]

With news that Keefe will be back, and knowing what a simpleton he is, I am hoping you will all join me and create future mock line-ups with Matthews-Nylander and Tavares-Marner as dedicated pairs.

In the 1/100 chance that he browses hfboards over the next couple months, it is our combined duty to attempt to get it through his thick head that the above lines are better and Tavares-Nylander do not work together

Thank you. This has been a public service announcement.

Strap in, gonna be a long summer

 

[BM14]

Haha that's cute. You think Keefe can read.

 

[LeafSteel]

Haha that's cute. You think Keefe can read.

 

[Dreakmur]

Haha that's cute. You think Keefe can read.

He can read hard…

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Ok, here you go:

If that doesn't work, I have a "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" gif ready as a backup.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Ok.

Knies Tavares Marner
Bertuzzi Kampf Lafferty
Domi Holmberg Reaves
Jarncrock Matthews Steeves

 

[notDatsyuk]

Ok.

Knies Tavares Marner
Bertuzzi Kampf Lafferty
Domi Holmberg Reaves
Jarncrock Matthews Steeves

Not the worst I've seen, but you should list them 1st-4th rather than 4th-1st.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Not the worst I've seen, but you should list them 1st-4th rather than 4th-1st.

Lol

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Baumgartner Matthews Reaves
Williams Kordic Orr
Mcclaren Domi II Rosehill
Wendel Domi I Marner

Gill McGill
Quinn Belak
Ramage Dion

Potvin

 

[justashadowof]

What a disaster of a season Marner had with his 99 points.

Bertuzzi Matthews Nylander
<TBD> Domi Marner
Knies Tavares Jarnkrok
Holmberg Kampf Lafferty
Reaves

 

[MJ65]

It's not even pre season and yet we are discussing line combos - typical Toronto fans

 

[ACC1224]

It's not even pre season and yet we are discussing line combos - typical Toronto fans

Weird take.

 

[notdoneyet]

Nylander doesn’t work with matthews
Nylander doesn’t work with tavares
Time for his own line?

 

[Leafidelity]

Nylander doesn’t work with matthews
Nylander doesn’t work with tavares
Time for his own line?

Nylander works great with Matthews, that's the entire premise of this thread.

Anyone with half a brain would realize they can interchange Marner and Nylander through the season/playoffs and know they have two great line combos to swap when one goes cold.

Unfortunately we have Sheldon.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Nylander doesn’t work with matthews
Nylander doesn’t work with tavares
Time for his own line?

Nylander doesn’t work with matthews = FALSE
Nylander doesn’t work with tavares = TRUE because JT is an anchor outside of the PP and he kills every line he's on

 

[notDatsyuk]

Let Matty run his own line.
Move Willy to 2C with Mitch on RW
Move JT to 3C or 3LW

 

[EK392000]

I would do:
Knies - Matthews - Marner
Bert - Domi - Nylander
Placeholder - Tavares - Jarnkrok

 

[Buds17]

I've come to prefer the Matthews-Nylander and Tavares-Marner pairings as well because I like the idea of spreading out the defensive wealth.

 

[Niagara Bill]

AM and MM, play the same basketball offence in the playoffs they played all season. Nylander plays hockey, putting fear into dmen with his speed and creating space when they turn to retreat.
The 2 cuties deserve each other. All AM MM do is turn outside and set up at the 3 point line.

 

[keonsbitterness]

All AM MM do is turn outside and set up at the 3 point line.

In today's NBA you can win doing that.

 

[Notsince67]

I would do:
Knies - Matthews - Marner
Bert - Domi - Nylander
Placeholder - Tavares - Jarnkrok

That 3rd line is a defensive nightmare

 

[Nineteen67]

That 3rd line is a defensive nightmare

2nd and 3rd line are defensive nightmares, depending on how placeholder bounces back.

 

[EK392000]

2nd and 3rd line are defensive nightmares, depending on how placeholder bounces back.

Admittedly I was only thinking about spreading out the offence. If you want to take into account defence as well as offence, then I think the best line combo would be:
Bert - Matthews - Nylander
Domi - Tavares - Marner
Both Bert and Tavares play in tight so I don't think they should be on the same line together.

Third line has includes Knies and Jarnkrok and who else?

 

[Niagara Bill]

They must play together. They are the slowest straight line forwards on the team. They both have the patience to coast while the other dipsey doodles, they can share the ol' drop pass play, they never complain when one or both of them take a 2 1/2 minute shift, they both are great at breaking out of a scrum unscathed, they have practiced the back to the boards celebration move with arms outstretched to receive their peons praise, and their interview language matches perfectly.
A match made in heaven!