That was probably just Scabies and DoubleDong.
- markmark

there were quite a few

It's happening guys.. Gardiner's getting traded

Babcock's pumping his tires a bit too much

Babcock: I think Gards is a real, real hockey player. He’s got high hockey IQ. He’s got ice in his veins. He does some things where you wonder what the heck he’s doing. But he always gets the puck out of his zone. When he arrived, we just talked to him. Talked to him every day and let him play and kept putting him back out there. I thought his game really came along last year but it’s coming like a landslide now. He can play against the best players.

- MaximusAurelius

yeah, the high hockey iq is actually a bit over the top. that doesn't smell right.

It's happening guys.. Gardiner's getting traded

Babcock's pumping his tires a bit too much

Babcock: I think Gards is a real, real hockey player. He’s got high hockey IQ. He’s got ice in his veins. He does some things where you wonder what the heck he’s doing. But he always gets the puck out of his zone. When he arrived, we just talked to him. Talked to him every day and let him play and kept putting him back out there. I thought his game really came along last year but it’s coming like a landslide now. He can play against the best players.

- MaximusAurelius

I wonder which is funnier? That, or saying Nylander has a low hockey IQ?

those are in the game 5 and game 6 blogs mainly
- MaximusAurelius

oh ok. yeah i didn't really post much in the main blogs during those games.

his play did drop off fairly obviously prior to the playoffs so it did seem fatigue or injury issues were a factor even before the playoffs started. the most surprising thing to me is that he still put up points even when he looked like poop compared to earlier in the season.

oh ok. yeah i didn't really post much in the main blogs during those games.

his play did drop off fairly obviously prior to the playoffs so it did seem fatigue or injury issues were a factor even before the playoffs started. the most surprising thing to me is that he still put up points even when he looked like poop compared to earlier in the season.
- daeth

completely agree with your assessment.

people in here were going on about marner 'trying to be too fancy' and saying 'he should stop the behind the back pass every time' , 'no use in wanting to make a highlight play every time' etc. etc.

completely agree with your assessment.

people in here were going on about marner 'trying to be too fancy' and saying 'he should stop the behind the back pass every time' , 'no use in wanting to make a highlight play every time' etc. etc.
- MaximusAurelius

Ok. Start compiling screen-shots of these posts and when you present your findings to us we will award you the internet points you're after.

a big to all of you that critisized Marner during last few months, and in particular during his playoff games.
it was clear that something was up, and that he was not playing 100%.
so he had mono which apparently affected his play quite a bit and not a 'case of a rookie that doesn't know how to deal with less time and space in playoffs' (as per some 'experts' on here)

Go Leafs Go!

Put Marner on a decent line next season, and he'll get 80+ points
- MaximusAurelius

Maybe they should have sat him and played Leivo.

Leafs and Black Hawks after Swedish D man Calle Rosen, who?

Maybe they should have sat him and played Leivo.
- Garnie

Should have traded him for Vlasic, just in time to win the playoffs.

completely agree with your assessment.

people in here were going on about marner 'trying to be too fancy' and saying 'he should stop the behind the back pass every time' , 'no use in wanting to make a highlight play every time' etc. etc.
- MaximusAurelius

He gave the puck away a few times doing this. I know I'm not supposed to use my eyes while evaluating....but more than just 1 or 2 people noticed this.

Maybe they should have sat him and played Leivo.
- Garnie

yes, maybe.
not sure why Babcock doesn't like Leivo, or at least doesn't give him some more opportunities.

Should have traded him for Vlasic, just in time to win the playoffs.
- the_eye

Not sure about trading him But if he's sick why not play the guy on the team who scores the most points 5v5/60

yes, maybe.
not sure why Babcock doesn't like Leivo, or at least doesn't give him some more opportunities.
- MaximusAurelius

I don't know..might be his skating or speed or something...I'm not sure. I didn't mind him when he was in the lineup.

Ok. Start compiling screen-shots of these posts and when you present your findings to us we will award you the internet points you're after.
- markmark

I said he should stop doing those back passes. I also said he must be sick. So......Nylander is a PP specialist and Gardiner sucks....

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"The Athletic" can you chat on there too or is it just articles?

I said he should stop doing those back passes. I also said he must be sick. So......Nylander is a PP specialist and Gardiner sucks....

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Steven_Seagull

Oh come on....Gard is 100x better than he was a few years ago.

I said he should stop doing those back passes. I also said he must be sick. So......Nylander is a PP specialist and Gardiner sucks....

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Steven_Seagull

so noowww all of a sudden everybody said Marner was sick

so noowww all of a sudden everybody said Marner was sick
- MaximusAurelius

Because people did...

I said he should stop doing those back passes. I also said he must be sick. So......Nylander is a PP specialist and Gardiner sucks....

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Steven_Seagull

Not sure why the guy who makes the most outlandish statements in this blog feels the need to post this crap in an attempt to get a pat on the back

Because people did...
- Steven_Seagull

so noowww all of a sudden everybody said Marner was sick
- MaximusAurelius

If he was it wasn't mono, you can't
do poop when you have a case of that poop
I got it when I was 18, there was no way I could have played any sport.
Unless there are different levels of illness.

Not sure why the guy who makes the most outlandish statements in this blog feels the need to post this crap in an attempt to get a pat on the back
- PlatosRepucklic

Yeah, it's pretty funny.

Should have traded him for Vlasic, just in time to win the playoffs.
- the_eye

Vlasic won't get them a sniff of Marner's shorts.

Vlasic won't get them a sniff of Marner's shorts.
- The Shrike

That's a relief

so noowww all of a sudden everybody said Marner was sick
- MaximusAurelius

I Just said he played like junk.

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