Player Discussion Marner

[Confucius]

You're right Marner is extremely consistent only in a negative way.

Leafs have 4 regulation losses this year and Marner is 0-0-0 points and -8 +/- combined. Can't get more consistent than that.

Think of it this way IF Marner sat in the pressbox during those same games his offensive contribution would be identical "NOTHING" to actually playing except he wouldn't be a -8 =/- but rather a Zero +/-.

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So this team lives or dies on Marner’s stick. If the opposition can hold him off the scoreboard we lose.

 

[Racer88]

I don't see what else it could possibly be. International hockey was so awesome in the 70's/80's but boy is it ever boring now. Even the Olympics doesn't compare to what it was like back in the day but this 4 nations thing ... I just can't imagine players care much about this, and it wouldn't surprise me if being picked to play was a disappointment for most of them.

Ya, to me it just seems gimmicky