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You gotta love what he’s bringing. 50 goals and 100+ points looks very doable now

I still think he has another level of compete

One criticism. I have never seen him block a shot. That has to be part of his playoff effort
 
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You gotta love what he’s bringing. 50 goals and 100+ points looks very doable now

I still think he has another level of compete

One criticism. I have never seen him block a shot. That has to be part of his playoff effort
For sure he bloccs shots hard not to in the nhl
 
You gotta love what he’s bringing. 50 goals and 100+ points looks very doable now

I still think he has another level of compete

One criticism. I have never seen him block a shot. That has to be part of his playoff effort
he's never going to be a guy who lays his body down two pad stack like marner will/has, but he has done a decent job in getting infront of shots and not shying away from having them hit him.

The double flamingo jump is thankfully a thing of the past..
 
he's never going to be a guy who lays his body down two pad stack like marner will/has, but he has done a decent job in getting infront of shots and not shying away from having them hit him.

The double flamingo jump is thankfully a thing of the past..

Yes, that got a lot of air time, but when Matthews did the flamingo last year, "so the goalie could see the puck" was the refrain.
 
Hugely important for this team that he keeps up that pace.
Not really. What's hugely important is how everyone plays in the playoffs. Not just Nylander, but every player on the team, especially the 4 forwards taking up half the cap who have not been able to keep up their scoring pace in the playoffs. Nylander's the one I'm least worried about in that regard, it's the other 3 that are a much bigger concern.

Matthews:
Inconsistent playoff performer and he doesn't look good at all right now.

Marner:
He almost always looks great in the regular season and the first 4 playoff games, then he goes from being a 100 point player to a 40 point player.

JT:
He simply has not produced for us in the playoffs, he's been even a bigger disappointment than Marner in that regard and that's really saying something. He's playing pretty good so far this season which gives me some hope, but he has something to prove as far as I'm concerned.

Nylander:
The only one of the 4 who's production doesn't go way down in the playoffs. With his increased cap hit comes increased expectations but as I said, he's the one I'm least worried about. I also love how he wasn't afraid to say that winning the cup is all that matters, I believe he really means it too.

Nylander's taken so much shit over the years, if we did somehow manage to win the cup, I think he'd be the one I'd be happiest to see win the Conn Smythe.
 
It's kind of funny that every time Marner has a good game, his fanboys are flooding the Marner thread (and other threads) will a zillion posts about how great he is offensively, defensively, how he's the engine of the team and all that jazz. Nylander puts up 5 points in 2 games and there's barely a blip in the number of posts about him. I guess his fans are behaving similar to his goal celebrations, he just shrugs and continues playing. I like it, and as time goes by I like this kid more and more, he's the kind you win with.
 

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