He is trying to pull negatives out of a win.

And he’s also wrong.

7 out of 18 games against teams in the playoffs.
- Santo_44

He won't acknowledge this.

"I was wrong" isn't in his vocabulary.

Marner kills penalties, played 9 fewer games and still has more points. If he played every game, he'd be leading the team in points. When he plays with Tavares, career high in goals. When he plays with Matthews, career high in goals. Both are playing well but Marner is the better player. Younger too.
- JohnFergusonJr

29 goals > 15 goals

Ek's AI needs a little tweaking as the Leafs won regulation and not the Panthers in OT.

Are you sure?

It really doesn't look that bad.
- Leafs43

VAN, SJS, LA, ANA

TBL, NSH, BOS, NJD

NYI, CBJ, FLA, TBL

CAR, OTT, WASH, DET, MTL

Some really easy teams and some seriously hard games too.

29 goals > 15 goals
- Steven_Seagull

48 assists > 28 assists.
63 points > 63 points.

PK > no PK.
Makes Tavares and Matthews better career high goal scorers > Doesn't do that.

Marner wins 4 to 1.

VAN, SJS, LA, ANA

TBL, NSH, BOS, NJD

NYI, CBJ, FLA, TBL

CAR, OTT, WASH, DET, MTL

Some really easy teams and some seriously hard games too.
- JohnFergusonJr

“More teams against playoff teams”

Maybe you should go back to school

Nylander at 6.9 > Marner at 10.9

Discuss...
- PlatosRepucklic

Marner's having an off year. Galaxy brain passes, floaty perimeter stuff. All the things Willy has been chastised for in the past.

I think he'll turn it around.

I think he should be back with Tavares though. Matthews doesn't need a setup guy as much as Tavares does; Matthews needs another Hyman on the right side to go get him the puck.

Florida announcer said besides a couple soft ones by Andersen early in the first, Leafs controlled the play pretty much the whole game. Nice to see and hear, if i say so. Thought for sure it was gonna be a rough one when that 3rd Cats goal went in....

That west coast swing shouldn't be that difficult. LA, SJ, ANA?
- gravyface

it's being able to stay up or function the next day ...

He won't acknowledge this.

"I was wrong" isn't in his vocabulary.
- Leafs43

He’s probably punching the air right now

“More teams against playoff teams”

Maybe you should go back to school
- Santo_44

10 games against teams either in the playoffs or fighting for a playoff spot (FLA/NSH).

Your cheap insults are even worse than your arguments.

Nice sentence though. Can't even get a quote right.

48 assists > 28 assists.
63 points > 63 points.

PK > no PK.
Makes Tavares and Matthews better career high goal scorers > Doesn't do that.

Marner wins 4 to 1.
- JohnFergusonJr

Baelander scoring almost twice as many goals, and his cap hit is around 4 million less.

Florida announcer said besides a couple soft ones by Andersen early in the first, Leafs controlled the play pretty much the whole game. Nice to see and hear, if i say so. Thought for sure it was gonna be a rough one when that 3rd Cats goal went in....
- Buck Norris

They are rallying around the Marlies D big time. Good to see. Think EBUGate did them some good.

Also, Nazem Kapanen needs to be a thing every night.

Andersen saves the day.
- JohnFergusonJr

.889

Baelander scoring almost twice as many goals, and his cap hit is around 4 million less.
- Steven_Seagull

Because he does less.

Good that he's having a good year, should provide the Leafs with a better return on defense, where they actually need the value.

VAN, SJS, LA, ANA

TBL, NSH, BOS, NJD

NYI, CBJ, FLA, TBL

CAR, OTT, WASH, DET, MTL

Some really easy teams and some seriously hard games too.
- JohnFergusonJr

4 games I expect the leafs to lose. 3 I expect them to win...and a (frank) ton of toss ups. Not really that bad.

.889
- The Shrike

UG sucks at math

He can’t even admit he is wrong

Marner's having an off year. Galaxy brain passes, floaty perimeter stuff. All the things Willy has been chastised for in the past.

I think he'll turn it around.

I think he should be back with Tavares though. Matthews doesn't need a setup guy as much as Tavares does; Matthews needs another Hyman on the right side to go get him the puck.
- gravyface

"Off year" = on pace for 96 points.

Shall we compare that to Nylander's "off year" last year?

Rosen looked wholly decent tonight.

Lillybust needs more time with the Marlies.

"Off year" = on pace for 96 points.

Shall we compare that to Nylander's "off year" last year?


- JohnFergusonJr

He looks off. Way more mistakes. He'll always put up the points playing with Matthews or Tavares though. Hell, Hyman has 20 goals.

4 games I expect the leafs to lose. 3 I expect them to win...and a (frank) ton of toss ups. Not really that bad.
- Leafs43

For a team that needs to win 11 or 12 of these games to guarantee a playoff spot, it's not going to be easy. Tough road still ahead.

I hate Pastrnak

For a team that needs to win 11 or 12 of these games to guarantee a playoff spot, it's not going to be easy. Tough road still ahead.
- JohnFergusonJr

Just as tough for Florida. Maybe even more so with added pressure as they’re sitting outside the playoffs.

He looks off. Way more mistakes. He'll always put up the points playing with Matthews or Tavares though. Hell, Hyman has 20 goals.
- gravyface

Looking "off" might be because he had an ankle sprain. Those don't go away when you keep playing on them, night after night.

He also might be "off" because the NHL took notice that he was a leading primary assist man last year so they're focusing on him more because he's still young and relatively weak.

I'll take an "off" year at 96 points, no problem. Better than the bullpoop Nylander pulled last year.

Because he does less.

Good that he's having a good year, should provide the Leafs with a better return on defense, where they actually need the value.
- JohnFergusonJr

I know you like Doughty but if Florida misses the playoffs...again I definitely think Dubas should see what the cost for Ekblad might be.

He likely isnt on the market hut might as well ask!