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Originally Posted by ResAlien
The way Marner is being run down by some for being a huge useless sack of crap only makes me want him more. Feels like that treatment is usually reserved for guys who inevitably flourish somewhere else. Member when people had no interest in Eichel because his neck was a pez dispenser? Or "can't win with him" O'Reilly? Or "product of playing with MacKinnon" Rantanen?
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You’re really reaching. I’ve already commented on how the O’Reilly narrative was more about his off-ice demeanour than his play on the ice. The narrative about Rantanen lasted about three weeks. And he already had a large body of playoff games to show that yes, he’s very effective in big games in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Leafs have fallen on their face again and again and again and again in elimination games. Marner hasn’t showed up in any of them. This isn’t just optics - the results speak for themselves.
Do you think there’s no such thing as players who play well in the regular season but struggle to be effective in the playoffs? Or do you think there is, but Marner isn’t one of them?