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Player Discussion Mitch Marner, Continued

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Mitch Marner is a good hockey player. People can argue what they want but he is good. He is also very polarizing and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player in leafs history like him. There are a lot of things that has happened that doesn’t help him. Some his fault others not.

1) contract demands after ELC
2) marners apology to fans
3) playoff struggles
4) how he’s answered question with the media
5) rocket security he hired defending him on social media
6) Paul Marner
7) the way the team never holds him accountable. Remember a few years ago when Keefe criticized him and then apologized next day.

I’m sure there is more but all this stuff adds up to everyone’s frustration with Marner. Leaf fans are passionate and want to win. They are a big market team and this is not just a leafs thing every big market is like this.

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Brought it up in another thread but better suited here, how do we see Cooper deploying Marner at the 4 Nations? Will he be leaned on as much as he is here?
 
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ACC1224 said:
Brought it up in another thread but better suited here, how do we see Cooper deploying Marner at the 4 Nations? Will he be leaned on as much as he is here?
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I think he will play with Bennett and Cirelli as the shutdown line of sort. He just matches their style more and as he is going to be the primary puck holder. Just can’t see MM on a line with McD and Mack as both of them tend to carry the puck on the ice.

Can see him play with Sid and Marchand too but do think Point and Konecny fit the Bergy role better.

Going to be interesting to see who will be the last guy on the PP1 beside Mack, McD, Sid and Makar.
 
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Gabriel426 said:
I think he will play with Bennett and Cirelli as the shutdown line of sort. He just matches their style more and as he is going to be the primary puck holder. Just can’t see MM on a line with McD and Mack as both of them tend to carry the puck on the ice.

Can see him play with Sid and Marchand too but do think Point and Konecny fit the Bergy role better.

Going to be interesting to see who will be the last guy on the PP1 beside Mack, McD, Sid and Makar.
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A lot of good points and I’d tend to agree with them. I think a big shooter is needed with those others on PP1 which obviously Marner isn’t.
 
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ACC1224 said:
Brought it up in another thread but better suited here, how do we see Cooper deploying Marner at the 4 Nations? Will he be leaned on as much as he is here?
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I wonder if they spotlight him as an offensive leader or put him in an overqualified defensive role.
 
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Mitch thought they played well against the Canucks who have sucked in the new year.

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That’s why I was thinking they may prefer him on the PK instead of PP.
Too much talent for them to rely on him in all situations like the Leafs do.
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I think Cooper will run four lines and stack the lines if he needs a boast or a goal.
No point running top 6 bottom 6, as there are just so much talents on Team Canada.
 
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I really hope they can resign him. The skill on display this year is astounding. Used to laugh at the Datsyuk comparisons but he is one of the premium players now for sure.
 
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