dcz28 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:31 am
Zattaman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:36 am
Slapper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:16 am
Marner is soft and not a playoff player, I don’t see Yzerman taking him unless the wings give up very little and leafs retain 75% of his salary. He proved he’s weak on Saturday.
I agree.
Now, maybe there's some lingering injury issue that makes him so ineffective right now.
But, I watched him in a couple of games against Boston and I had the exact same thought as Slapper -- Marner is not a playoff player! He's soft. He's weak. He's the opposite of Yzerman/Zetterberg/dare-I-say Marchand. These guys get better as the game gets tougher. Marner ain't it.
Even Matthews looks like he wants to win. Marner right now reminds me of Malreau when we played him in the playoffs and Datsyuk ate him alive. Granted, we lost that series, but Marleau caught a lot of flak in the media for being soft. And, at the end of the day, despite all the points in the regular season, Malreau has never won anything.
Marner's game is similar to Patrick Kane imo. They are pass first perimeter players. His PPG in the playoffs is similar to Kane at almost a point per game and better than Datsyuk. Datsyuk was obviously way better defensively and could deal with physical play way better but i think Marner is better defensively than Kane is/was. There are a a shit load of players on their roster that aren't producing yet Marner is the first to be blamed.
I don't like the fact Marner is always looking at milking a team for everything he can, even if it means they can't have decent depth to win but his playoff performance wouldn't matter to me at this point...close to a PPG isn't bad and for the Wings, they need to make the playoffs for that to even matter.
Valid point regarding his defense. Still, in the playoffs:
Kane = .38 goals per game
Datsyuk = .27 goals per game
Marner = .20 goals per game
In the playoffs, you can't just be a playmaker... not when you make 11M a year.
I think we need to continue to solidify our D and G and worry less about trying to lure an expensive forward who's going to disappear when it matters the most.