Mitchell Theodosius Marner is a 9/10 winger and a 7.5/10 hockey player. He is very good at the game. He is not in the same league as the superstars. He does not have the ability to take over the game like Kane, Crosby, Ovechkin, MacDaffid, or M'tthews. These are the 5 most dominant players in the game.

The reality is that DeBrincat and Laine are better goal scorers and Tkachuk is a better hockey player.

Bucket of ice-water time: The Eafs are bad. Toronto is a postmodern socialist lame-o town. Justine Trudeau: Queen of the peoplekind, lord of the substitute teachers, loser of trade deals with God Emperor Trump, and heir to Fidel Castro will never preside over the necessary resurgence of Celtic fury and warrior culture that beat the communists in '71. In one of the great catastrophes of modern human history, Canada has become a loser. Remember passchendaele, forsake Marner... rise!
- WJDiedrich

Wow. That madness took a couple of reads to digest the entirety.

Does Tessier realize there is a world beyond the Western Conference??

Does Tessier realize there is a world beyond the Western Conference??
- legendguy

Yeah, nobody knows the poor east exists.

Yeah, nobody knows the poor east exists.
- golfingsince

yep.

if benning knew about it, he wouldn't have overpaid for miller.

yep.

if benning knew about it, he wouldn't have overpaid for miller.
- Tumbleweed

I'm not a big fan of the Miller deal, then again it didn't cost much more than getting rid of Marleau did.

Is that 1st round pick even protected?

I'm not a big fan of the Miller deal, then again it didn't cost much more than getting rid of Marleau did.

Is that 1st round pick even protected?
- golfingsince

we canned the guy who signed marleau.

same protection as the nucks. leafs miss the playoffs the next 2 years, and there are bigger problems.

nucks miss the playoffs the next 2 years = more likely than not.

we canned the guy who signed marleau.

same protection as the nucks. leafs miss the playoffs the next 2 years, and there are bigger problems.

nucks miss the playoffs the next 2 years = more likely than not.
- Tumbleweed

There are bigger problems, but that's OK. You'll just choose to ignore them.

I wouldn't say it's "more likely than not" but i'd say it's more likely than not they miss 1 of the next 2 years.

There are bigger problems, but that's OK. You'll just choose to ignore them.

I wouldn't say it's "more likely than not" but i'd say it's more likely than not they miss 1 of the next 2 years.
- golfingsince

canes were the only team to make the playoffs last year with subpar goaltending.

nucks roster is nowhere near the canes.

yes, yes. i have been told about the celery cap hell.

canes were the only team to make the playoffs last year with subpar goaltending.

nucks roster is nowhere near the canes.

yes, yes. i have been told about the celery cap hell.
- Tumbleweed

I don't think anyone that watched the Canucks play last year would say they had subpar goaltending. I mean Markstrom had as many vezina votes as Freddy.

Can he sustain it? Well, he played pretty lights out from the middle of December on ( for the most part) so in that sense I doubt it. However, although I think they overpaid there is no doubt Myers and Quinn Hughes provide an upgrade over Pouliot and take your pick.

Therefore, he shouldn't have to be as good to provide the same level of "shot-stopping" . Also, Demko is getting ready to push for #1.

So......what happens if Freddy goes down for 40 games?

I don't think anyone that watched the Canucks play last year would say they had subpar goaltending. I mean Markstrom had as many vezina votes as Freddy.

Can he sustain it? Well, he played pretty lights out from the middle of December on ( for the most part) so in that sense I doubt it. However, although I think they overpaid there is no doubt Myers and Quinn Hughes provide an upgrade over Pouliot and take your pick.

Therefore, he shouldn't have to be as good to provide the same level of "shot-stopping" . Also, Demko is getting ready to push for #1.

So......what happens if Freddy goes down for 40 games?
- golfingsince

THAT would fall under the...."Bigger Problems" he referred to.

THAT would fall under the...."Bigger Problems" he referred to.

- hawk35

will probably finish with just a few more points than the hawks in that case.

will probably finish with just a few more points than the hawks in that case.
- Tumbleweed

Ahhhhh, Lottery pick time. But sir, we are lottery kings and will get a much higher pick than you so.....THERE!!!!!