Mitch Marner, Yet Again
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I'm not surprised. Just leave the coaching to the real coaches and you'll be fine.
Because Babcock, in a pretty unprecedented way, refused to let Marner play with our better players; sticking him lower in the lineup (even on the 4th line at times) with lesser players, while splitting our PP units (on a low PP team no less) and limiting ice time. And that's not even counting the abusive behaviour Marner had to put up with from him. I don't think any player would be jumping to sign early given the circumstances.
Marner was a rookie playing with proven veterans in bozak and van dyk which was our top line the previous year not sure where your going with that one
It’s legit like you guys expect people to not question the things that are being said it’s a healthy debate until it’s not I have my own eyes as does everyone else as long as it’s not blatantly disrespectful it’s friendly banter on my end anyway
Marner was a great player being put in unusual situations below what he had earned. Bozak and JVR played on our 3rd line.
In other news bennett who has ferris as an agent is in talks for an extension with the panthers……so I’m guessing it’s at the request of the player not the agent as to why he didn’t want to have any in season negotiating this keeps getting better and better hiding behind his agent which is his right but seems awfully cowardice of marner
Marner was a 170 pound rookie where did you want him to play matthews was with two rookies that played in the ahl so they were more seasoned and Komo and kadri were in a defensive role so brown went there another ahl rookie with seasoning they put marner in a place to succeed yet you see it as a negative ?
Marner was one of the best prospects and young players in cap era history. He should have been in the top six, getting a lot of PP time, and minutes with the team's other best players, like pretty much everybody else in the same situation throughout cap era history.
He was a rookie out of the ohl i think your over reacting man honestly he was on the pp1 with kadri bozak and jvr what else did you want ?
I still think they will sign him but it is disappointing that Marner didn't put this extension as a priority.
I get not wanting the distraction during the season but that's not enough of an excuse, IMO.
I tried but couldn't get a straight answer on why this was the strategy.
I get not wanting the distraction during the season but that's not enough of an excuse, IMO.
I tried but couldn't get a straight answer on why this was the strategy.
It doesn't matter that he was a rookie out of the OHL. Many elite prospects are. He destroyed the OHL, and he was excelling in the NHL. Most elite prospects do not get treated like that through their first two years, even aside from the abusive behaviour from Babcock. It's understandable that he wouldn't have wanted to sign early, and it's not really comparable to his situation now.
I just think Babcock was a shit coach with a terrible attitude. I get running a meritocracy, if that's what you are genuinely doing, but he was just a bully. I agree that early on Marner wasn't treated fairly, and I remember those nights he was on the 4th line. That may have impacted how him and his team have approached the Leafs since, who knows.
Him and nylander both spent time on the fourth line
He was basically on the first line I’m confused what more you wanted sounds weird
Just a minor correction, prior to this season.
Last year's playoffs Nylander was making 64% of the money marner made.
These upcoming playoffs, assuming they're in, will be first at his current rate.
Berube may have a system but they are not executing well on it. When you watch Fla, you clearly see a system. When you watch the Sens you clearly see a system, heck when you watch Montreal you clearly see a system and structure. I dont see that with the Leafs, I see break down after break down after break down. Maybe they are playing Berube's system exactly as he intended, if so, his system sucks.
Bring on Coach Q. How I long for the coaching days of Pat Burns and Pat Quinn.
He was the best fit all along not sure why we’d take Berube Hes more of an la kings type coach
I dont think Coach Q had kissed the ring yet, he had to some sort of penance before Gary B said he was cleared of all his past sins. From what it sounds Coach Q is enjoying his retirement in Florida, maybe he is not an option.
If jvr bozak were the top line and you add marner to it does it change ?
Guess who’s bacc on the top line gets who’s bacc on second line lw guess who’s bacc as the third line center looooool fire that guy man we’ve regressed we’d be much better with Sheldon keefe can’t believe I’m even saying that this guys a joke……. So bobby goes bacc to the third line cause robin goes bacc with Batman? Yet some want me to believe that marners better than nylander what a f****** joke
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