Confirmed with Link: Mitch Marner Discussion Thread II - First Team All-Star

[IPS]

It haunts me every night we drafted Marner instead of Barzal.

There was a poster on this board who ranked Lawson Crouse ahead of Marner - anyone care to guess who?

 

[Gary Nylund]

It haunts me every night we drafted Marner instead of Barzal.

There was a poster on this board who ranked Lawson Crouse ahead of Marner - anyone care to guess who?

Yikes!

 

[zeke]

 

[Le Cobra]

I hope what we are seeing from M&M translates into the postseason

 

[Atomos2]

I know everything gets lost on the Matthews Hype, but Marner just needs 1 more goal to hit 30 which would be big for someone who has been seen as just an elite playmaker. Hope he gets there.

 

[ACC1224]

I know everything gets lost on the Matthews Hype, but Marner just needs 1 more goal to hit 30 which would be big for someone who has been seen as just an elite playmaker. Hope he gets there.

Hope? It’s a lock. He might get to 35.
Boy is on a serious heater right now. Beauty is its not really a surprise

 

[DarkKnight]

Just like 34, there’s no question this version of Mitch is an evolution from anything we’ve seen prior. Bodes well for the playoffs and last night’s domination against the Cup champs, with a post season feel game, is a great sign.

If he stays healthy and we have some playoff success, this kid will be in bronze one day. He’s that rare.

 

[WillyC]

It’s scary to think, if Mitch missed zero games this season… he would likely be leading the NHL in points.

and Auston might be higher than 4th

 

[kb]

Just like 34, there’s no question this version of Mitch is an evolution from anything we’ve seen prior. Bodes well for the playoffs and last nights domination against the Cup champs, with a post season feel game, is a great sign.

If he stays healthy and we have some playoff success, this kid will be in bronze one day. He’s that rare.

I say if they break the drought, put all of them in bronze, but have Mitch (and Auston) standing....a little taller and more out front.

 

[Gary Nylund]

I hope what we are seeing from M&M translates into the postseason

Yep. Some people get upset when the playoffs get mentioned but it's true, putting up points during the regular season is one thing but as the saying goes, the playoffs are where we separate the men from the boys. He's been looking so dominant now for long enough though that it's hard to imagine him ending the season crying in the penalty box again, much easier to envision him and Matthews leading us to winning a round or more for a change (assuming Campbell holds up his end).

 

[Srsly]

Mitch has been our best and most disappointing player in the post season depending on which year we’re discussing. In recent memory he’s underperformed but I’m not ready to attack his playoff resume just yet. He’s shown he can get it done and I’m hoping this new driven Marner brings back the Marner we saw in his first post season showing.

 

[riffle]

Thought this was a very interesting reply from Mitch on what it was like to witness Auston tying Vaive:

There has to be a lot more to this comment on "not cheating for goals". Why bring that up? Somebody he has in mind does cheat for goals. Is it Draisaitl he has in the back of his mind? Or, someone on the Leafs like Nylander?

 

[zeke]

There has to be a lot more to this comment on "not cheating for goals". Why bring that up? Somebody he has in mind does cheat for goals. Is it Draisaitl he has in the back of his mind? Or, someone on the Leafs like Nylander?

 

[kb]

*cough* McDrai *cough*

 

[Oscar Peterson]

*cough* McDrai *cough*

Draisaitl 100%, arguably one of the worst defensive forwards in the entire league. I don't buy that for McDavid, dude is still dominant at even strength, not saying he's in Matthews' tier defensively but he's miles better than Draisaitl. His season is right up there with Matthews. He just plays on a really shitty team, if he were to be injured for an entire season I think people would realise how much he lifts that team into 'relevance'.

 

[DarkKnight]

He only needs a point a game now to hit 100. Unreal.

 

[Stephen]

Marner was looking absolutely dominant for most of the game tonight. Bit of a sag in energy levels in the second and third but what can you expect.

 

[Stephen]

Draisaitl 100%, arguably one of the worst defensive forwards in the entire league. I don't buy that for McDavid, dude is still dominant at even strength, not saying he's in Matthews' tier defensively but he's miles better than Draisaitl. His season is right up there with Matthews. He just plays on a really shitty team, if he were to be injured for an entire season I think people would realise how much he lifts that team into 'relevance'.

McDrai are both awful defensively. Both are known to bail on the back check and then look butt hurt and confused as to why they finished the night with 2G 1 A and are somehow -4 or something.

 

[leafsfan5]

wait he had another 4 point night??? wtf

67 points in his last 35 games

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Kid just makes stuff happen. I’m a lot more confident in him this year going into the playoffs than any other past season. Not just because of his points either, he seems on another level all over the ice and playing with fire. Keep it up Mitchy <3

 

[IPS]

I understand he's no Mathew Barzal but I will be damned if 67 points in his last 35 isn't something spectacular

 

[Aashir]

Willie nylander also up to 66 points in 69 games btw

But no we should trade him regardless of playoff outcome

Edit: this is the wrong thread lol

 

[Apotheosis]

wait wtf, Marner is up to f***ing 6th in league scoring and he has like 10 less games played than everyone in the top 5 besides Matthews (who has only 4 games more played).

 

[zeke]

 

[IPS]

26 points in his last 11 games.

Wtf