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SCF: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Bill_Berg said:
Tomorrow's headline: "Marner held pointless in biggest game of the season."

And I had placed a bet on him getting at least one point tonight. Sigh.
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It is that kind of thinking that got a 4th line center in return for his talent.

In the Cup final, Marner has:
8 pts in 5 games = 1.60ppg
He's been in on 44.4% of his teams goals which leads both teams
If Marner didn't do that, the finals would already be over.

Leafs have been around for over 100 years
Do you know how many times a Leaf scored 8 or more pts in five games in a Cup final?
I cannot find a single instance of a Leafs player ever doing that.
 
cw said:
It is that kind of thinking that got a 4th line center in return for his talent.

In the Cup final, Marner has:
8 pts in 5 games = 1.60ppg
He's been in on 44.4% of his teams goals which leads both teams
If Marner didn't do that, the finals would already be over.

Leafs have been around for over 100 years
Do you know how many times a Leaf scored 8 or more pts in five games in a Cup final?
I cannot find a single instance of a Leafs player ever doing that.
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You have taken this fanboy thing a tad far. Do you work for his security detail that bullies Marner's critics? Are you Mitch Marner?
 
cabber24 said:
You have taken this fanboy thing a tad far. Do you work for his security detail that bullies Marner's critics? Are you Mitch Marner?
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Nope
I have never met him. Have absolutely nothing to do with him, his family or anyone who knows him.
I wouldn't buy his sweater or anything memorabilia to do with him. etc.
I don't go for that stuff.
I didn't even want them to draft him.

I just cited pure facts above.
I think the franchise I cheer for messed up big time with this situation.
Marner is proving them terribly wrong - as I thought he would.
I came to appreciate a drafted player I didn't want because of what I saw he did on the ice.
He earned my appreciation of his abilities. He's a very smart player.
All his NHL coaches seem to think so too.
Once again, he topping his team in ice time among the forwards in the Colorado & Carolina series - like he did in Toronto.

If we keep quiet, maybe they do it again.
We do not get players like Marner every day.
They messed up.
Now, they're kissing Matthews ass "please don't leave .."
They should have done that for Marner.
They deserve to be held to account for stupid crap like cherry picking stats or not shooting the media down for it.
Here's a top 10 NHL scorer over the last 10 years that folks said couldn't score in the playoffs, leading playoff scoring by 7 points and leading +/-. Marner proved them wrong.
The stupidity is breathtaking.
Folks not wearing blue & white glasses are laughing at the franchise because this is a sad joke and we as fans were robbed of a last run or two - treated to a dismal 28th place finish.
Why can't Leafs fans see what the NHL coaches see?
And I'm a "fanboy" for asking that question or pointing it out?
 
cw said:
If we keep quiet, maybe they do it again.
We do not get players like Marner every day.
They messed up.
Now, they're kissing Matthews ass "please don't leave .."
They should have done that for Marner.
They deserve to be held to account for stupid crap like cherry picking stats or not shooting the media down for it.
Here's a top 10 NHL scorer over the last 10 years that folks said couldn't score in the playoffs, leading playoff scoring by 7 points and leading +/-. Marner proved them wrong.
The stupidity is breathtaking.
Folks not wearing blue & white glasses are laughing at the franchise because this is a sad joke and we as fans were robbed of a last run or two - treated to a dismal 28th place finish.
Why can't Leafs fans see what the NHL coaches see?
And I'm a "fanboy" for asking that question or pointing it out?
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I did buy my daughter a Marner jersey (and the other daughter a Matthews jersey). I like Mitch and he was unquestionably one of the best players to ever put on the blue and white. I always loved his effort and creativity with the puck.

I do believe (and some of this has bore out with Marner's own words post-breakup) there was more going on behind the scenes that us fans are not privy to that led to Marner leaving.

I will be honest, I don't think what Marner is doing this playoffs was ever going to happen if he remained a Leaf. I do think the pressure got to him and I do think we are seeing what Marner is capable of now relieved of that pressure.
 
dappleganger said:
I did buy my daughter a Marner jersey (and the other daughter a Matthews jersey). I like Mitch and he was unquestionably one of the best players to ever put on the blue and white. I always loved his effort and creativity with the puck.

I do believe (and some of this has bore out with Marner's own words post-breakup) there was more going on behind the scenes that us fans are not privy to that led to Marner leaving.

I will be honest, I don't think what Marner is doing this playoffs was ever going to happen if he remained a Leaf. I do think the pressure got to him and I do think we are seeing what Marner is capable of now relieved of that pressure.
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Totally disagree about the pressure thing. Vegas simply has a deeper team. That's the difference an actual supporting cast.
 
I really find it hard to understand the number of people on here who hate Marner. Rational posters otherwise. You don't have to be a superfan of his, but acknowledging that he was one of the best players the Leafs ever had, and who gave it his all game in and game out, is simply being objective.
 
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