Player Discussion Marner

[Dekes For Days]

It still clearly does.

Nothing has said that. Only you.

 

[arso40]

I guess you’re still putting together the plus/minus chart from last night

That wide open cage is pretty bad but he played a good game last game better than the rest of them

 

[Mr_Fun]

Yeah, not a good read with half the net showing; I won't argue that. He did hit a one timer earlier on so there's that.

Maybe a phantom assist on the 1st goal as the best I can see (on my phone) is he redirected a puck to AM. At very least though, it was a good read to see that AM had a lane to the net and he let him have the puck. He also found AM in the slot earlier for a sitter than AM uncharacteristically duffed.

Pretty good bounce back game for him as the two before that were hideous by any standard.

 

[Racer88]

Former Leafs Defenseman Blames Mitch Marner for Power Play Struggles​

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As Carlo Colaiacovo points out, however, with a wide-open cage, Swayman completely out of position, and the defender not in-line to block the shot, Marner opted to pass it off instead of putting the puck in the wide open cage. While he collected 3 assists in the game to give him a team-high 10 points on the year, it's situations like this that drive the city and its fan base nuts.

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With a struggling power play, simplification is of the utmost importance, but the Leafs seem more content with whipping passes around then firing shots towards the net. With the likes of Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares, and Morgan Rielly among others, it's unacceptable to have just 3 power play goals to start the year and 10 goals in their last 35 regular season contests, going back to February 27th.

Holy crap why didn’t he just shoot it into the open net. It’s stuff like that why he isn’t worth his contract let alone a bigger one

 

[leafs in five]

Reddit fan posted this from yesterdays powerplay - Marner electing to pass on this opportunity instead of shoot:

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you'll need to start including "points from the blueline" in your line combo points per 60 comparisons

 

[Dekes For Days]

Holy crap why didn’t he just shoot it into the open net.

Because it wasn't as simple as the misleading freeze frame makes it look.

 

[Gallagbi]

Because it wasn't as simple as the misleading freeze frame makes it look.

Looked wise live

 

[Nineteen67]

If this play continues he may want out and nobody will have to worry about him re-signing.

 

[leafs in five]

I mean he obviously should have shot it but it was good (imo) that he set up 2 goals* over the course of the rest of the game


*from the blueline

 

[Niagara Bill]

Because it wasn't as simple as the misleading freeze frame makes it look.

I mean he obviously should have shot it but it was good (imo) that he set up 2 goals* over the course of the rest of the game


*from the blueline

Marner is a talent, without a doubt and if this league did not have a salary cap everyone would want him on the Leafs, but we have a cap, and all fans know that we need Cale Makar type more than Marner type under our system. Even if he just walks, the 10m ìf handled right can enhance this team.

 

[Nineteen67]

Marner is a talent, without a doubt and if this league did not have a salary cap everyone would want him on the Leafs, but we have a cap, and all fans know that we need Cale Makar type more than Marner type under our system. Even if he just walks, the 10m ìf handled right can enhance this team.

Signing UFAs with the $10m would be fine if they were a contender and were filling in a couple of pieces. Where the Leafs are, they’d be wasting money and even worse, time.

The best option was to trade him for young assets.

 

[ACC1224]

Man this thread never fails to deliver. Still haven't figured out if people are serious with this stuff, pretty funny at any rate.