Confirmed with Link: Marner, Matthews voted NHL all-stars

[Magic Man]

Good to see. I think it's well earned. It's based on regular season play and they dominated during the regular season.

 

[HarryLime]

The only positive light I can spin on this is that it may trick teams into a trade for MtB

 

[bodechek]

The leafs generated more percentage of shots from the cycle and the forecheck than every team in the playoffs. The issue was that there was little "rush" scoring chances. So much for that theory but dont let a good story get in the way of confirmation bias.

No problem at all, I won't let it

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Amazing great regular season players .. bottom line contracts based on regular season and both got theirs .. not easy to do .. congrats .. most kids never even come close

 

[keonsbitterness]

Since the pandemic created a once in a lifetime only, unique realignment and shortened 56 game with closed division play only regular season scenario, then overall it with have lots of *** asterisk *** attached as an anomaly denoting the footnotes and disclaimers.

An asterisk is a star-shaped symbol (*) primarily used to call attention to, indicate an omission, point to disclaimers & footnote irregularities or to stand for omitted matter.

So this years 1st and 2nd pandemic All-* (Asterisks) teams were announced today.

Now the true test will come next year when we return to normalcy of a full 82 game season and old Divs and you face all 31 other NHL teams and not just play the same 6 teams 9-10 times each if Auston and Mitch can repeat this performance. The Rocket Richard winner would have a leg up on being named to an NHL All-Star so I like Auston's chances as he is likely going to compete for that award annually. IMO

Sometimes you try way too hard.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Good thing for them the voting is based only on the regular season.

Sometimes I wonder if we're just being trolled.

 

[stormtracker]

From a historical perspective Mitch Marner is the first Toronto Maple Leaf first team all star since Borje Salming in 1977 and only the second in 52 years since Tim Horton’s selection in 1969. Frank Mahovlich was the last Maple Leaf forward on the first team in 1963.

 

[Martin Skoula]

The leafs generated more percentage of shots from the cycle and the forecheck than every team in the playoffs. The issue was that there was little "rush" scoring chances. So much for that theory but dont let a good story get in the way of confirmation bias.

Stop getting in the way of people who go out of their way to go online to be really mad about a thing they have 0 control over. Typing out their narratives in all caps over and over again is really important to them, the world needs to know they figured out adding an M to Dubas makes it spell Dumbas.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Seriously wgaf

 

[ShaneFalco]

I heard the Zamboni driver got a few votes

 

[Leaf Fans]

I heard the Zamboni driver got a few votes

He got a movie deal in reality.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Must be a relief for them knowing they don't need to show up for another game this season.

 

[Brown Dog]

Normally this would be exciting news, but coming on the heels of their extremely disappointing playoff performance, this is more like what Grandpa Simpson would call "an onion in the ointment."

 

[Lauro]

From a historical perspective Mitch Marner is the first Toronto Maple Leaf first team all star since Borje Salming in 1977 and only the second in 52 years since Tim Horton’s selection in 1969. Frank Mahovlich was the last Maple Leaf forward on the first team in 1963.

What an achievement. We all were waiting so long for such players, but ... It's really sad that we can't celebrate this. Really really sad.

 

[Leaf Fans]

What an achievement. We all were waiting so long for such players, but ... It's really sad that we can't celebrate this. Really really sad.

I have no problem celebrating it. Some people just chose not to.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Rantanen easily over Marner. You can make a case for Draisaitl over Matthews.

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No, it was Marner over Rantanen and Draisaitl was a distant 4th behind MacKinnon. You can't make a case for any of them because the teams have been named. Even if you had in the past, you would have chosen the wrong ones.

 

[Notsince67]

What an achievement. We all were waiting so long for such players, but ... It's really sad that we can't celebrate this. Really really sad.

What do you mean we?

 

[Craig Button]

Leafs HFBoards in the off-season

 

[Racer88]

Leafs HFBoards in the off-season

Actually I think that more like the Leafs in the playoffs

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Regular season All Stars.

 

[cannucky]

Leafs HFBoards in the off-season

What do you mean off season ? That's year round here on HF

 

[AvroArrow]

Leafs HFBoards in the off-season

Marner when he sees a forechecker

 

[Leaf Fans]

Actually I think that more like the Leafs in the playoffs

No, it totally encapsulates the Leaf board this summer with some exceptions.

 

[saffronleaf]

Stop getting in the way of people who go out of their way to go online to be really mad about a thing they have 0 control over. Typing out their narratives in all caps over and over again is really important to them, the world needs to know they figured out adding an M to Dubas makes it spell Dumbas.

Mdubas?

 

[57 Years No Cup]

From a historical perspective Mitch Marner is the first Toronto Maple Leaf first team all star since Borje Salming in 1977 and only the second in 52 years since Tim Horton’s selection in 1969. Frank Mahovlich was the last Maple Leaf forward on the first team in 1963.

LOL. The bar is "high".