I think AM and MM are getting the message loud and clear, I'm also sure they felt they gave an honest effort but the results weren't there.
Everyday they can read in the media or see in twitter, facebook, etc. how disappointed the fans are, everywhere, all the time, 24 hours a day and probably for a long time into the future.
How will that make them feel, happy, content, motivated or what, maybe sad or even more likely angry.
AM is signed for 3 more years, MM for 4 more years, will that be enough time to heal their feelings, these are after all 23 and 24 yearolds.
After these contracts they will be UFAs, how likely will they be to resign?
Many teams have had to wait for their top talent to mature before their teams became true contenders, are AM and MM mature?
I think too much is being heaped on their plates too early in their careers and that too much will be/is too much for them too endure with their only out being moved out of town.
This is the perfect road to continuing TO's futility, the reason we will need to wait another 50 plus years to win a Cup.
I guess we need to cuddle them and tell them they did great?
If they played on any other teams in the league with their contracts and their regular season, then played the way they did in the playoffs. I don’t think any fan base will go, poor babies, they did all they can but still ain’t enough.
Fans are disappointed and pissed not bc they didn’t switch or have an extra gear in the playoffs but they couldn’t even maintain their regular season level, heck they actually dropped a few levels.
They are young but they are not stupid. I really hope they know they f up and played like crap. Work to get better. Admit to themselves that they are not good enough, take responsibility for their inaction in playoffs and make sure to work on their game and get better instead keep finding excuses for the team not advancing.
Don’t use stuff like Habs is on a hot streak, or Price is insane in net, or if only so and so didn’t make the mistake(Gally and Sandin and Marner), we would
have advanced, or if only Nick and JT were not injured, or if only the vets did more, or if only the PP was working…..take a good look at themselves in the mirror and make the change needed to help the team.
I thought last season exit would be a wake up call to them, but I think deep down they thought COVID played a factor, and goaltending also was the difference instead of thinking if we only scored a few more goals, if only I played better, if only I crashed the net and bang in a rebound….
Don’t just say, I was not good enough….do something about it. Not just Marner but Soup, Engvall, Kerfoot, Reilly, Dermott, Gally need to work on their shots. I don’t see how Barb can help them with skating but nobody can help them with shooting.
Also watch games tapes of their play and compare to how TB, Bruins and other top teams are playing. If they can’t recognize the difference, I don’t think they should be playing at all. Learn what those teams and players that are doing that make them successful and apply them to their games.
We all think Mack is probably the best player in hockey but a few years ago, he was just a good solid player, he worked on his game and improved, why can’t guys like AM and Marner do the same? Not like they are not as talent as Mack, the diff is Mack’s approach and his will to get better to become best.
