Quoting: MitchMarnerElite
You are right man. But honestly, I think all the forwards on my team are pretty defensively responsible except Marner, Nylander & Robertson.
ummm... marner penalty kills, blocks shots, defends better than the majority of the forwards on last year's team. he was better than johnson, mikheyev, nylander, kapanen, kerfoot, spezza, gauthier, and engvall. not sure why you hate marner so much; your name is marnerelite, and yet you are always trying to find ways to trash his contract (you're giving him 8M at times, he's worth 9M at least and even 10M imo, 10.9 is a bit much but that's fine, he's a crucial player to the team). he brings heart and soul every day, he loves this team, he puts his body on the line for this team (see: boston game), and has an insane hockey iq and eye for the game. he's a special player. not sure why everyone is hating on him so much. mitch is a beast. the advanced stats don't bring up blocked shots - they only measure how many goals he prevented based on shots on target while he was on the ice - not including the blocked shots, which is why mitch's advanced defensive stats don't tell the whole story. watch the games; he sacrifices everything for this team (maybe not money) and he wants to win more than any other player on the ice. he's certainly our second best player and forward, and he's a hometown kid. if i see another post of someone's where they go off criticizing marner for the details of his game, yall r getting an essay. look nylander's my favorite player, but i can admit there are undoubtedly more flaws with nylander (see: defense) than there are with marner. both are incredible players. it's because they play for the leafs which is why they get so much hate. stop picking. we have an incredible core group - but these kids are 22-24. they're kids. stop picking on them. jeez.