Player Discussion Marner

[Maple Leaf]

Marner can't do jack on the boards which is why he does jack in the playoffs

 

[Gary Nylund]

Marner is less flashy but pretty constant every coach will trust whatever what

I assume you meant to say consistent? Not sure what "whatever what" means but anyway ...

Your post is utter nonsense. Marner's super consistent for 86 games, then he disappears. Is that your idea of what consistent is? His production after game 86 is so off the charts pathetically bad that it brings his overall playoff production down so far that he's a 70 point playoff player overall. Still a good player but for 11 million, I expect better and so should you.

Not only that, he was so bad the entire last two series we played that as of right now, Nylander's the easy choice over him. Maybe that'll change in the future you never know but for today, that's the reality.

 

[arso40]

Bergeron Center 6'1 196lbs
Barkov Center 6'3 214lbs
Backstrom Center 6'1 202lbs
Marner Winger 6'0 180lbs

There's a big difference between Marner and these guys.

What the hell is up with that guy marners a good two way winger he’s not a stalwart defender I don’t care what the selke votes say he’s not top 5 defensive forward in the league at all barkov danault kopitar lindholm adam Lowry that’s 5 forwards and I can keep going trust me

 

[arso40]

Nylander this season had been real (and like his entire carreer) rollercoaster, 1 game he could fly on the ice and be the best player and the next game game completly invisible with basically no impact to the game.

Nylander had 4 amaizing game
Like 5 pretty trash game
and 1 okay game


When he's hot, he's extremely hot but when he's cold, he's incredibly cold vs Marner had been the most constant leafs player this season.

Who do you think coach like Berube will prefer the most to build a team identity, the constant player or the polarized one you never saw wich version you gonna get?

You think marners been the most consistent?

 

[HolyCrap]

Marner can't do jack on the boards which is why he does jack in the playoffs

I wouldnt wanna be Jack in the playoffs then




And I will see myself out.

 

[notDatsyuk]

It's so weird. Not sure why 'fans' lol, would be so scared of a player playing well but the idiocy is certainly ramped up the better he plays.

I really don't think anyone is scared of him playing well (except maybe fans of other teams).

The issue many posters have is the hype - yes he's very good, but there are a few posters who regularly say that he's one of the very best players in the league (you could make an argument that he's not even the second best player on the team), and that seems to be what triggers the rebuttals.

Not his performance, but the hyperbole about it.

 

[Gabriel426]

I really don't think anyone is scared of him playing well (except maybe fans of other teams).

The issue many posters have is the hype - yes he's very good, but there are a few posters who regularly say that he's one of the very best players in the league (you could make an argument that he's not even the second best player on the team), and that seems to be what triggers the rebuttals.

Not his performance, but the hyperbole about it.

100% agree.

Some here just praise him like he is the best player since the dawn of time whenever he is on a heater. Also for some strange reasons, these same posters won't acknowledge Willie's play and will constantly attack every single Willie's mistake or misplay.

It seems like you can't be fans of both it is either or, lol.

MM is a great player but he is not the top 20 players in this league and I don't see why being a top 30 players is some sort of bad thing.

 

[notDatsyuk]

100% agree.

Some here just praise him like he is the best player since the dawn of time whenever he is on a heater. Also for some strange reasons, these same posters won't acknowledge Willie's play and will constantly attack every single Willie's mistake or misplay.

It seems like you can't be fans of both it is either or, lol.

MM is a great player but he is not the top 20 players in this league and I don't see why being a top 30 players is some sort of bad thing.

Personally I'm a fan of both, and pretty much anyone else wearing a Leafs' uniform.

But I swear, in my 70 years of watching sports I have not seen a player who brings out such opposing opinions as regularly as Marner does.

I think part of it is the anonymity provided by the internet, but there still seems to be more about him than anyone else.

 

[Mr_Fun]

100% agree.

Some here just praise him like he is the best player since the dawn of time whenever he is on a heater. Also for some strange reasons, these same posters won't acknowledge Willie's play and will constantly attack every single Willie's mistake or misplay.

It seems like you can't be fans of both it is either or, lol.

MM is a great player but he is not the top 20 players in this league and I don't see why being a top 30 players is some sort of bad thing.

I'm a fan of both Nylander and Marner. I do know what you mean though. There's a strange dynamic on this board with both Marner vs Willie and Dubas vs Tre. I don't follow it all too, too closely, but it does seem like both sides are always trying to rub the other sides nose in any perceived mess like a dog owner would do to his dog.

Marner discussion is such a polarizing issue on this board (and amongst Leaf fans in general). Yes, I'm generally one of the "Marnerites", however, I do see some of the anti-Marners side here. Even though I've found some these takes a little over the top, I still have a lot of respect for the posters posting in this thread.

 

[Gabriel426]

Personally I'm a fan of both, and pretty much anyone else wearing a Leafs' uniform.

But I swear, in my 70 years of watching sports I have not seen a player who brings out such opposing opinions as regularly as Marner does.

I think part of it is the anonymity provided by the internet, but there still seems to be more about him than anyone else.

I'm a fan of both Nylander and Marner. I do know what you mean though. There's a strange dynamic on this board with both Marner vs Willie and Dubas vs Tre. I don't follow it all too, too closely, but it does seem like both sides are always trying to rub the other sides nose in any perceived mess like a dog owner would do to his dog.

Marner discussion is such a polarizing issue on this board (and amongst Leaf fans in general). Yes, I'm generally one of the "Marnerites", however, I do see some of the anti-Marners side here. Even though I've found some these takes a little over the top, I still have a lot of respect for the posters posting in this thread.

It seems like from the very beginning, the Leafs can only have one of them instead of both.
It is really strange. I criticized both when they played bad and praised them when they play well.

Like both of you, I am a fan of the LOGO in the front and not the NAME in the back. I still believe Leafs winning the Cup is more important than any individual awards and if Leafs winning the Cup means trading AM away, or letting MM walks, lets do that.

 

[IPS]

Personally I'm a fan of both, and pretty much anyone else wearing a Leafs' uniform.

But I swear, in my 70 years of watching sports I have not seen a player who brings out such opposing opinions as regularly as Marner does.

I think part of it is the anonymity provided by the internet, but there still seems to be more about him than anyone else.

And apparently if you don't agree with this next level hype of him being one of the undisputed best players in the league you're just part of some hate cult and can't be considered a real fan. The Marner PR crew has done a masterful job at crafting this dichotomy.

 

[Madap]

I’ll be honest, I can’t believe there are people with 70+ thousand posts on this site that actually believe this guy is worth his contract and still have the audacity to make fun of others who think differently. The arrogance of some people lol.

 

[Dekes For Days]

20-34 lbs isnt meaningful?

lbs isn't meaningful in general.