I like Nylander.
I really wish he would get a haircut or shave the beard.
I do a double take whenever I see the Philly Mascot.
Let his hair and beard alone dude, he's in the flow dont ruin it.
But.. Voracek = Gritty
So you're pretty much giving Marner the excuse of genetics when you have no clue?
Nylander has been our best even strength player in the playoffs
Could work too I think ... although if we switch Tavares now it is 5 more years of it ... i thought we'd have to switch JT in a couple more years to LW not today ... Hyman JT and Marner works ... last year it was our best line. They each bring skills that compliment each other. To me it was best thing that Babs did for us.
Shift Matty to LW with Willy as his centre ... let Matty focus on going to net and scoring more goals. No one is going to like this but Willy is skating better and he is stronger on da puck right now. and bottom line he is creating every shift.
Because he played like a candy *ss last 3 games. Even worse he cost us a point in the last game which Willy could not recover. A coach needs to let him know he is only 1 guy on this TEAM. Maybe Keefe is not da guy.
That's what I thought for his first two years as well, but somehow they managed!
He's playing well.
What's there to nay say?
Maybe but it would send a very loud and clear message to Matty and team what it takes to be a pro. I don't think he has ever been pounded in his life. I mean beat up bad. Maybe he needs to be wiped out. He talks da right things but does not do them consistently. Just because you make more $$$ does not mean you are entitled. Rielly and Tavares have much less skill but they have learned to give er when times are tough. We as a team will never win anything until Matty learns this lesson.
Nylander played well for two whole years as a rookie and sophomore, and had a chorus of naysayers the entire time. It is somewhat surprising, though certainly a relief, that he has finally managed to silence some of the criticism, which has been unfairly targeted and harsh in the past. It is tongue-in-cheek to suggest that the naysayers would still be attacking him now when he has been one of our best players. But frankly, it's not than tongue-in-cheek because Leafs nation is insane.
It's not surprising he wasn't very good and had a number of flaws. People see that and point it out.
Matthews has been the most consistent Maple Leaf on the team this year and if he's second it's only to the man in the thread title. Matthews had a terrible giveaway and a mediocre three games, but holding him to ridiculous standards and treating him differently than all the others is foolish. Every single Maple Leaf has had bad games and made terrible plays this year. Tyson Barrie is a giveaway machine and crap defensively, yet he's playing 20+ minutes every night. Marner coughs up the puck, JT looks lost, Kerfoot sucks, all these guys are out there making mistakes and they're not getting benched or demoted, or shifted out of their playing spots. Matthews is playing like a Hart trophy candidate this year and a single bad giveaway does not mean that he needs to be treated like a rookie defenseman. He's been our best player by a goddamn mile this year, he should be given the C, not benched. Sheesh.
He played like dog sh*t for 3 games straight ... not an ounce of pride in the jersey or TEAM ... I expect much much more from my best player
Come again?
It's just words relative to expectations.
List the Maple Leafs who didn't play like dogshit and then list your punishment plan for each and every Leaf who did suck.
