Marner or Nylander?

[IronHookem]

Posted twice.

 

[IronHookem]

Marner without a doubt.

There are lots of games where Nylander makes more of an impact, don't get me wrong. He has a ton of talent. But it's Marner far more often that dictates the game. He's on another level with speed and passing/playmaking. Add in the PK ability and you can't convince me it isn't Marner here.

Lmao, you are just blatantly wrong here. Nylander is a faster skater than Marner, and is just as good at finding insane passes to his linemates. A big problem is that his linemates rarely buries the chances he provides them.

 

[crowi]

What a terrible choice to make if your team makes the off-season regularly. Both of them have no heart or grit. If I had to pick one, and I do mean HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF THEM IN MY TEAM, then I'd still take Marner over Nylander due to Nylander's "skate away from the corner to avoid being checked". If you have a player like Nylander, making big bucks, just straight up to stop playing and go for a change instead going to the corner, you're done. Nylander's a wuss, Marner as well, but I still consider him less of a wuss.

 

[eojsmada]

Nylander is the only proven commodity in the Playoffs. Obvious answer ensues.

 

[Aashir]

I’m taking nylander if I need someone to come up clutch

I’m taking Marner in any other situation.

Unless I’m down 3-1 or in a game 7 I’m taking Marner, but in those situations it’s nylander. He steps up in ways Marner just can’t.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Ah yea, playoff stud Nylander who has the fewest points of the three in the playoffs while being a disaster defensively.. he’s the one I’d put my money on too

 

[IronHookem]

Ah yea, playoff stud Nylander who has the fewest points of the three in the playoffs while being a disaster defensively.. he’s the one I’d put my money on too

Ah yes, because point totals over the span of their entire careers totally matters when trying to compare them as of recently, got ya buddy.
But sure, give me the guy that has 6 goals in his last 37 playoffs game and a whooping 5,4% in shooting over the last 5 years, his defense alone is worth 14mil!

 

[Strangle]

This is probably the first poll on HFboards that I’ll ever see a leaf player win

 

[Martin Skoula]

William Nylander Short Handed Ice Time Playoffs | StatMuse

William Nylander has been on the ice for 3:27 while shorthanded in the playoffs in his career.

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Marner Short Handed Ice Time Playoffs | StatMuse

Mitch Marner has been on the ice for 97:31 while shorthanded in the playoffs in his career.

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Matthews Short Handed Ice Time Playoffs | StatMuse

Auston Matthews has 3:07 on ice while shorthanded in the playoffs in his career.

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Marner>Matthews>Nylander Defensively and Offensively

How’s that PK been in the playoffs? Good?

 

[Puckstuff]

This is Nylander all day, he has 17 more goals, he’s stronger and he’s got that dog in him that Marner just doesn’t. Pretty surprised by the poll results.

 

[Sundinisagod]

Nylander has more heart for sure, and he has a second gear

However, if we're talking purely about talent, it's Marner, easily

Marner has a hockey IQ and a vision that Nylander simply doesn't possess

How do you define talent?

Fully agree with regards to Marner’s vision and IQ, but what about everything else? Skating, shooting, speed, strength and athleticism all go to Nylander, by a fair margin. When you factor everything in they are pretty damn close, I prefer Nylander’s skill set but I can see the argument for either.