Mitch Marner the next Yakupov?

[Edmoney]

Both players drafted highly and had decent-good rookie seasons and then fell off from there. What are your guys thoughts on Marner?

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[iBELEAF]

lol

 

[pheasant]

Get out of here.

 

[LeafsLegendAkiBerg]

Perhaps we could give him more than 29 games after his rookie season to decide he's a bust?

 

[vanarchy]

How dare you, OP.

How dare you

 

[NyQuil]

OP is right - both Marner and Yakupov are hockey players.

 

[1specter]

Rough times for Oilers fans. Team sucks? Let's make a Mitch Marner bust thread! Damn even Montreal and Ottawa fans don't stoop this low.

 

[Hulkacaniac]

This is absolutely silly, he'll get at least 50 points this year, more than yakupov will ever get in a season. If that's your sophomore slump season, you're not a bust

 

[Nizdizzle]

OP is right - both Marner and Yakupov are hockey players.

and both had rookie seasons... I'm really starting to see the pieces fall into place here.

 

[Gurilla]

Don't think it's fair to say that yet but it's still concerning that Marner has just 2 goals this season and Nylander only has 5. What gives?

 

[Kelly]

Wait, I thought he was the next Gagner?

You Oil fans really need to make up your mind.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Does anybody know if Marner likes the Tim Hortons maple pecan danish?

I remember Yak liked them quite a bit in Sarnia in his draft year. Truly a sign of what would unfold.

 

[THall4]

Rough times for Oilers fans. Team sucks? Let's make a Mitch Marner bust thread! Damn even Montreal and Ottawa fans don't stoop this low.

Sucks when it happen to one of your players eh..

 

[Nizdizzle]

Don't think it's fair to say that yet but it's still concerning that Marner has just 2 goals this season and Nylander only has 5. What gives?

Not for a lack of trying. I believe they are both shooting at ~2%, which obviously won't hold up.

Marner has been off an on this season. To me, it seems like he decided he wanted to be a goalscorer and not a playmaker this year. He holds the puck too long to take it into scoring areas, but doesn't have a good enough shot to get through the defenders/goalie. I would be really surprised if Marner ever scored significantly more than 20 goals in a year. Marner's specialty is playmaking, but he has been trying to be a scorer - which isn't a strength of his.

Nylander looked amazing for the first 8 games of the season, and then has kinda faded at even strength with only flashes. He is a great possession player, but he sometimes goes stretches looking very disinterested and ineffective. Not sure what he needs to do to get back on track, but he had similar instances in his early career and AHL and he always rebounded in a big way.

 

[sparxx87]

Have you watched Mitch Marner at all lately?

You don’t know what you’re talking about. You haven’t been watching, or don’t understand what you’re looking at.

Marner is playing very well lately.

 

[cneely]

Pretty impressive that the Leafs are performing as well as they have been with Nylander and Marner slumping. When those 2 get going, that team is going to be tough to beat. Especially if Andersson can play like he did last night.

 

[PensandCaps]

Watch Marner play. Kid oozes skill. His best asset is his playmaking, that never goes away. He'll be fine.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Remember in the off-season when Leafs fans scoffed at the notion of Matthews, Marner or Nylander having a sophomore slump? They arrogantly belittled and ganged up on anybody who dared mention that matching or exceeding their rookie seasons wasn't a given.

The chickens have come home to roost.

 

[Coffey]

I dislike the Leaf hype train as much as the next guy... But let me know when Marner is on his 3rd team with a career high of 33 pts after 6 years in the league.

Nail is embarrassing.

 

[Knies iT]

Is it even worth acknowledging this post? Why not.

Marner's shooting at 2% 5on5 and is still on pace for slightly below 50 points while playing alongside Bozak who is having his worst season in a decade. He's a 20 year old line driver and the best player on a line with two other veterans, one of which is a 30-30 player. Despite playing very well he's snake bitten and slumping pretty hard not for a lack of chances. When the dam breaks and things go the other way he'll finish around 60 points again, give or take. As a sophomore, the book is out and teams are keying on him, but he is still as effective with his overall play, it's just the puck isn't going in the net.

He'd be the best winger in Edmonton bar none.

 

[Placid Perspicuity]

Have you watched Mitch Marner at all lately?

You don’t know what you’re talking about. You haven’t been watching, or don’t understand what you’re looking at.

Marner is playing very well lately.

Look at the OP's history. Watching Marner (or any Leaf, for that matter) before forming a negative opinion is unnecessary. All opinions are formed based on the player's attire, which tells you a lot about the OP's opinions.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Except Marner's best trait is Yakupov's worst trait, that alone shows they won't be similar players in the future.

 

[Tall Morty]

This guy is more obsessed with hating the Leafs than he is with enjoying his own hockey team. Look at all 18 of his posts.

Obvious troll is obvious. Stop obsessing over a team you only play twice a year.

 

[Mugzy97]

When Johnny Hockey was Marner's age, he still wasn't in the NHL.

Patience is key.

 

[WHISTLERNATE]

I certainly wouldn't call him a bust or Yakupov as of yet, but 2 goals more than 1/3 of the way through the season has to be mildly concerning. For leafs fans,what do you attribute this to? Is it a change in role, linemates, nagging injury, fitness? I am anything but a leafs fan, but do watch them as they are very entertaining. Nylander hasn't produced to expectations either, but he still looks very strong on the ice. There have been a number of games that I didn't notice Marner on the ice at all.