Are we really gonna sh*t on Matthews??
Please give your head a shake...then bang it on the wall a couple of times
He said he had no major injuries in his exit interviews.
I don't see it as ****ting on him. He has the talent and ability to be one of the leagues greats and arguably the best player in Leafs history. However he has to earn that praise that some want to give him for free.
While he is out there living the life of a star, Marner is outworking him, Marner is more willing to do what needs to be done, Marner puts the team on his back, Marner wears his heart on his sleeve.
Marner should be getting all this praise because he has deserved it. Lead the team in points in the regular season and playoffs, was WAY more physical than a 6 foot 3 Matthews. He took abuse after abuse from Chara and Marchand and instead of shying away like Matthews and Nylander, Marner took it and then threw it back at them. He doesn't quit.
It's time to stop over rating Matthews until he does it. Marner is the franchise right now.
I don't see it as ****ting on him. He has the talent and ability to be one of the leagues greats and arguably the best player in Leafs history. However he has to earn that praise that some want to give him for free.
While he is out there living the life of a star, Marner is outworking him, Marner is more willing to do what needs to be done, Marner puts the team on his back, Marner wears his heart on his sleeve.
Marner should be getting all this praise because he has deserved it. Lead the team in points in the regular season and playoffs, was WAY more physical than a 6 foot 3 Matthews. He took abuse after abuse from Chara and Marchand and instead of shying away like Matthews and Nylander, Marner took it and then threw it back at them. He doesn't quit.
It's time to stop over rating Matthews until he does it. Marner is the franchise right now.
I don't see it as ****ting on him. He has the talent and ability to be one of the leagues greats and arguably the best player in Leafs history. However he has to earn that praise that some want to give him for free.
While he is out there living the life of a star, Marner is outworking him, Marner is more willing to do what needs to be done, Marner puts the team on his back, Marner wears his heart on his sleeve.
Marner should be getting all this praise because he has deserved it. Lead the team in points in the regular season and playoffs, was WAY more physical than a 6 foot 3 Matthews. He took abuse after abuse from Chara and Marchand and instead of shying away like Matthews and Nylander, Marner took it and then threw it back at them. He doesn't quit.
It's time to stop over rating Matthews until he does it. Marner is the franchise right now.
While he is out there living the life of a star, Marner is outworking him.
You think people in Boston have pissing matches about whether Bergeron or Chara should wear the C or do you think they just enjoy watching them?
Not always. Think back to the rumored locker room divide at the turn of the century. There were a lot of cooks in that kitchen and it allegedly became something of a problem.Whomever gets the C (and any available A's), I hope the decision isn't overly easy or obvious. Having more leaders than letters is a great "problem" to have, I'd think.
Not always. Think back to the rumored locker room divide at the turn of the century. There were a lot of cooks in that kitchen and it allegedly became something of a problem.
Mathews cant be captain after his playoff performance this year i mean its just like when Joe Sakic had a quiet playoff series in 1997 and who would want a guy that dissapears like that.. Oh and Mario Lemieux wasnt a good enough captain to guide his team to the stanley cup for 18 years of his career..only twice was he captain material.
Captain is overrated and kind of a drag imo, captains need to answer to the media every night after a 8 -0 loss. marner could be captain but it comes down to personality types. Marner would have to tone down being goofy. mathews quiet confidence fits more into a stereotypical captain like sakic or yzerman. Both could but i think mathews would satisfy the media more because given toronto media when things start going bad they start questioning marner's positive attitude, happy-go lucky personality and leadership as captain. Media ruining marner is only reason for me.Just playing devils advocate here, while these are good sarcastic remarks to prove why Matthews can be captain. They don't really give a reason why Marner can't be, or why Matthews would be more deserving over Marner.
And it was Matthews that was invisiable this year Matthews is to soft to be a captain7 game sample changes nothing Matthews will be captain and he should be. Heck it was Marner who was invisible last year in the playoffs
I mean you are ****ting on him by making absurd comments like that bolded.
And the recency bias, my goodness. Matthews led the team in regular season scoring last year (including 40 goals as a rookie) and was tied for the team lead in playoff scoring last year as well.
Marner, at the same time, struggled down the stretch/playoffs with mono and it was the same narrative with Marner this time last year as it is with Matthews' this year.
This season Matthews' has a known shoulder injury that wasn't going to be 100% through the rest of the season, and you wonder why he wasn't as physical against Chara...
They're both the franchise, both extremely valuable. You don't have to put one down to prop one up. Give it a rest.
I'm referring to the alleged tensions between Roberts and Sundin, where Roberts (again, allegedly) believed Sundin wasn't living up to his responsibilities as captain, or should have been leading in a different way.Because one person allegedly has an affair with the others wife. It wasn’t about too many “coOks” in a kitchen
i am really not fond of this argument.
I don't see it as ****ting on him. He has the talent and ability to be one of the leagues greats and arguably the best player in Leafs history. However he has to earn that praise that some want to give him for free.
While he is out there living the life of a star, Marner is outworking him, Marner is more willing to do what needs to be done, Marner puts the team on his back, Marner wears his heart on his sleeve.
Marner should be getting all this praise because he has deserved it. Lead the team in points in the regular season and playoffs, was WAY more physical than a 6 foot 3 Matthews. He took abuse after abuse from Chara and Marchand and instead of shying away like Matthews and Nylander, Marner took it and then threw it back at them. He doesn't quit.
It's time to stop over rating Matthews until he does it. Marner is the franchise right now.
Because one person allegedly has an affair with the others wife. It wasn’t about too many “coOks” in a kitchen