Marincin. Why is he in our top 6?

[JT AM da real deal]

Can someone explain to me why Marincin is in our top 6? I can see a ton of hockey reasons why he should not be. But I must be missing something BIG here. What is it that Babs likes here? What can he do which any one of the other guys can't do? Quite frankly I have not understood this guy from day 1. And I totally get why Oilers cut him.

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[Commander Clueless]

The short answer is he isn't. He's keeping a spot warm for Dermott until he returns.

There's been a lot of debate over which 7th-at-best defenseman is better than the other, but short of Sandin, there were no real standouts in camp to take a spot this year.

Marincin is an okay #7. He's got decent defensive coverage...now if only they could teach him how to do safe outlet passes and not handle the puck like a grenade....



For all we know, Liljegren could start opening night, no? Although I think the Leafs' would rather he gets some big minutes in the A.

 

[biotk]

He looked fine playing with Sandin. He can PK. No one else made sense. We will see what happens when Dermott comes back.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Marincin is in our top 6 because Babs likes his PK work and his long stick. He played well in the Worlds last spring for Slovakia and quite frankly has been better this camp than any of the other contenders outside the top 4 and Sandin.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

He looked fine playing with Sandin. He can PK. No one else made sense. We will see what happens when Dermott comes back.

OK thanks I am gonna watch him close on the PK. A great PKer is very important.

 

[Fogelhund]

He's better than Holl or Schmaltz.... Liljegren needs more Marlies time. That's pretty much our options on the right side.

Marty can PK, and looked reasonable with Sandin.

He's here until Dermott comes back, or there are injuries.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

because Dermott is out. As far as #7 dmen go, Marincin is totally fine

 

[All Mod Cons]

Dubas seems to really like him.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

He's better than Holl or Schmaltz.... Liljegren needs more Marlies time. That's pretty much our options on the right side.

Marty can PK, and looked reasonable with Sandin.

He's here until Dermott comes back, or there are injuries.

Really Sandin needs more AHL time too (if not more so than Liljegren) but it looks like the Leafs may be looking at both him and Sandin for a few games until Dermott is back to gauge where exactly they are.

 

[Pyrophorus]

OK thanks I am gonna watch him close on the PK. A great PKer is very important.

How allowed those 2 passes against MTL.
Truly the best AHL dman

 

[DarkKnight]

Pk.

 

[buds69]

If you actually watched him this pre season with no bias he's been very good and plays well with Sandin. Give the guy a chance he's been improving and was one of the best D at the world championships

 

[NightTrain1]

Welp, considering I am extremely negative on Marincin the easy answer is that he shouldnt be.

That said, he wasnt too bad in the pre-season and has clearly worked on improving. But when Dermott returns it will be Marincin sitting down. I can absolutely see in certain games Babcock will probably sit Sandin down for Marincins size.

 

[8816 others]

I'd take Schenn, who is on waivers, over Marincin.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

If you actually watched him this pre season with no bias he's been very good and plays well with Sandin. Give the guy a chance he's been improving and was one of the best D at the world championships

Yeah I have not see the preseason games except Saturday night which was my first one. Really hard to get into a dman who does not hit anyone and handles the puck like a ball.

 

[Maple Leaf]

If you have ever played you know you need to get into a rhythm it is hard to just step in and get up to speed whoever they choose needs to be given a chance instead of flipping back and forth game after game and that is what Marincin needs

 

[HockeyGuruPitka]

i personally dont hate marncin. others obviously do.

 

[CanadasTeam]

The short answer is he isn't. He's keeping a spot warm for Dermott until he returns.

This is all there is to it...

 

[Buds17]

Dermott's injury. Penalty killing ability. Familiarity with Sandin. Most NHL experienced of the players vying for the spot.

 

[BertCorbeau]

He’s had a good camp, credit is due. But I think it won’t take long for him to show his true colours

 

[Jozay]

Because Dermott is injured.

 

[crump]

 

[Advanced stats]

Marincin has actually had his most impressive stint ever in this training camp.
If there's ever a time i don't mind keeping him, it's now.

 

[hotpaws]

keeping a spot warm until Dermott comes back

and outplayed the crap we picked up from the scrap heap

 

[thewave]

Marincin has actually had his most impressive stint ever in this training camp.
If there's ever a time i don't mind keeping him, it's now.

Problem 1. Training camp and Pre
Problem 2. He craps the bed after a few games every single time.