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  • #40794
    WHIPPER
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    4 million to do fuck all in the playoffs like he did vs. Florida and be a giant defensive liability.

    Wait, so paying Tavares $4M to do fuck all in the playoffs is a huge failure.

    But you wanted to pay Marner $13M to do fuck all in the playoffs?!?!?

    #40802
    Dozzer
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    Wait, so paying Tavares $4M to do fuck all in the playoffs is a huge failure.

    But you wanted to pay Marner $13M to do fuck all in the playoffs?!?!?

    He only hit the post and got 2 assists last night. His stick and intelligence still work just fine, he’s a vet and doesn’t skate the same as he once did and people are supposed to be surprised by this? A $4 mill 2nd line C who is damn near a PPG guy who still is a true leader for a team is a steal, like him or not.

    #40869
    Unholy_Goalie
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    4 million to do fuck all in the playoffs like he did vs. Florida and be a giant defensive liability.

    Wait, so paying Tavares $4M to do fuck all in the playoffs is a huge failure.

    But you wanted to pay Marner $13M to do fuck all in the playoffs?!?!?

    Marner was part of 3 GWG vs. Florida.

    Marner was also not on the ice for as many goals against as Tavares so not only was Tavares shit offensively, his defense cost them dearly, moreso than any other forward. Nor did Tavares kill penalties or shutdown the top line.

    Check your ass because your head is stuck up there.

    #40873
    Unholy_Goalie
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    Wait, so paying Tavares $4M to do fuck all in the playoffs is a huge failure.

    But you wanted to pay Marner $13M to do fuck all in the playoffs?!?!?

    He only hit the post and got 2 assists last night. His stick and intelligence still work just fine, he’s a vet and doesn’t skate the same as he once did and people are supposed to be surprised by this? A $4 mill 2nd line C who is damn near a PPG guy who still is a true leader for a team is a steal, like him or not.

    A leader of what? Stripped of the C and constant playoff failure. Less career playoff points than any other core player and giant defensive liability.

    #40888
    gravyface
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    Hiiiiieeeeeeeee

    Who wants a body massage?

    #40889
    gravyface
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    Still talking about Marner eh? Cool, haven’t missed a beat all summer lol

    #40891
    Dozzer
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    A leader of what? Stripped of the C and constant playoff failure. Less career playoff points than any other core player and giant defensive liability.

    Stop it UG, he wasn’t stripped he gave it up. And what do you think his $4 mill gets the leafs instead?

    #40971
    Unholy_Goalie
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    A leader of what? Stripped of the C and constant playoff failure. Less career playoff points than any other core player and giant defensive liability.

    Stop it UG, he wasn’t stripped he gave it up. And what do you think his $4 mill gets the leafs instead?

    He was stripped of the captaincy. Spin it however you want but if they actually had playoff success, he’d still be the captain. They made that switch because they kept losing year after year and instead of trading somebody, they had to try and generate some feeling of “change”. And it didn’t work because the results are basically the same. Just like this team turned to career losers like Spezza, Marleau and Thornton in the past, they continue to do it with Tavares.

    The “value” of 4 million for regular season stats and playoff disappearing act doesn’t help this team achieve it’s goal of a Stanley Cup. The illusion of value doesn’t help this team when it matters the most. It’s not like the type of value McDavid brings to his team for a discount. It’s just another over the hill, over rated, under performing Toronto boy riding out the rest of his career as a loser on the team he grew up cheering for. He’s a great person, of that I have no doubt, but he’s not a winner and he hurts the team in the playoffs more than he helps them. He’s a passenger.

    That 4 million, plus the money wasted on Rielly, should have gone towards retaining Marner and making this team more suited for the playoffs. Tavares is not good for the playoffs. End of discussion.

    #41014
    gravyface
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    Didn’t Marner choose to leave? Is this Uggie revisionist history time?

    #41049
    Fakepartofme
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    Didn’t Marner choose to leave? Is this Uggie revisionist history time?

    Yes and yes + his added grrrr stupidity

    #41056
    dmnted
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    Didn’t Marner choose to leave? Is this Uggie revisionist history time?

    Yes and yes + his added grrrr stupidity

    I’m going to steal this quote from you cause I like it.

    #41101
    Dozzer
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    He was stripped of the captaincy. Spin it however you want but if they actually had playoff success, he’d still be the captain. They made that switch because they kept losing year after year and instead of trading somebody, they had to try and generate some feeling of “change”. And it didn’t work because the results are basically the same. Just like this team turned to career losers like Spezza, Marleau and Thornton in the past, they continue to do it with Tavares.

    The “value” of 4 million for regular season stats and playoff disappearing act doesn’t help this team achieve it’s goal of a Stanley Cup. The illusion of value doesn’t help this team when it matters the most. It’s not like the type of value McDavid brings to his team for a discount. It’s just another over the hill, over rated, under performing Toronto boy riding out the rest of his career as a loser on the team he grew up cheering for. He’s a great person, of that I have no doubt, but he’s not a winner and he hurts the team in the playoffs more than he helps them. He’s a passenger.

    That 4 million, plus the money wasted on Rielly, should have gone towards retaining Marner and making this team more suited for the playoffs. Tavares is not good for the playoffs. End of discussion.

    Once again UG I’ll go with what the team says not you as truth and they say he stepped down.

    As for Rielly your hatred is being based from one super bad season so drop it please.

    And I’ll say this one last time. Berube adjusted his coaching because Marner was on the team but Marner is NOT one of his types of players. Unless you’re fast as hell you better be physical as hell to play under Berube’s PREFERRED type of game. Of course Berube used Marner last year, what coach wouldn’t? But they weren’t going to fork out what they would have to pay him to give him a $7.5 mill take home.

    Now stop your obsession, he’s no longer a leaf UG, not will he ever be again, the end. The people running this team now want bigger and tougher types. If you don’t like it boo hoo but stop whining about it, you literally coming across like a whiny ass childish Marner.

    I won’t lie about this, I’m a long time musician, a bassist tbh, and I’ve come across singers and lead guitarists in other bands who’ve acted like Marner many many many times in my life. Most musicians hate them, the bars hate them, the sound guys hate them, etc. More than a few times I’ve punched those dipshits in the back of the head backstage and told them unless they wanted to hit the stage with a black eye to shut the fuck up and trust me, I’m not the only musician that has done shit like that. Get rid of dipshits like that, I don’t care how talented they are, they sour things, badly. 1 selfish jackass can make a couple dozen people who normally have a great time pissed right off and annoyed and that’s Marner in hockey. So I’m glad that little whiny ass bitch is fine, REALLY happy, cause I can tell what he is, it’s called a DOUCHE.

    #41155
    gravyface
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    Enjoyed this video quite a bit:

    #41503
    Unholy_Goalie
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    Once again UG I’ll go with what the team says not you as truth and they say he stepped down.

    Once again, you’re naïve. The organization doesn’t give a flying fuck about telling you the truth. They’re in the PR business which means lying to gullible fans who believe anything they are told. Like you. If Tavares was a successful captain, they would have never dreamed of having him “step down”. If the Leafs had playoff success, he would still be captain today. But they didn’t. So they needed to create a fake narrative of “change” without actually trading anybody or holding anybody accountable. They stripped him of the C no matter what kind of bullshit story you want to give yourself. The entire pageantry of having him pass the C to Matthews was just another pajama boy story they could sell.

    As for Rielly your hatred is being based from one super bad season so drop it please.

    0 for 2. Rielly has sucked the bag defensively since his first season. The only thing that has made his defensive nightmare tolerable has been his offensive game. Unfortunately for us, his offensive game has fallen off a cliff since his 65-70 point, big contract season. Year after year of 40-50 point seasons for 7.5 AAV and horrid defense is not “just one bad year”. He had puck luck in the playoffs against Ottawa but against Florida he was exposed as a total failure of a top pair D, having been on the ice for most goals against other than Tavares.

    And I’ll say this one last time. Berube adjusted his coaching because Marner was on the team but Marner is NOT one of his types of players. Unless you’re fast as hell you better be physical as hell to play under Berube’s PREFERRED type of game. Of course Berube used Marner last year, what coach wouldn’t? But they weren’t going to fork out what they would have to pay him to give him a $7.5 mill take home.

    Wrong again. Berube did not adjust anything for Marner. Marner was given the most ice time among forwards because he was defensively trusted. So much so, he was out against Florida’s top line the entire playoff series. Even helped contribute to 3 GWGs. He killed penalties. He was on the top PP. He was on the top line. He had as many hits as Knies and way more than Tavares or Nylander. Your theory makes zero sense because Nylander is still on the team and he’s the opposite of what Berube wants or likes from his players.

    Now stop your obsession, he’s no longer a leaf UG, not will he ever be again, the end. The people running this team now want bigger and tougher types. If you don’t like it boo hoo but stop whining about it, you literally coming across like a whiny ass childish Marner.

    He’s no longer a Leaf because this organization is run and supported by retards. They got bigger players and the team still got worse.

    I won’t lie about this, I’m a long time musician, a bassist tbh, and I’ve come across singers and lead guitarists in other bands who’ve acted like Marner many many many times in my life. Most musicians hate them, the bars hate them, the sound guys hate them, etc. More than a few times I’ve punched those dipshits in the back of the head backstage and told them unless they wanted to hit the stage with a black eye to shut the fuck up and trust me, I’m not the only musician that has done shit like that. Get rid of dipshits like that, I don’t care how talented they are, they sour things, badly. 1 selfish jackass can make a couple dozen people who normally have a great time pissed right off and annoyed and that’s Marner in hockey. So I’m glad that little whiny ass bitch is fine, REALLY happy, cause I can tell what he is, it’s called a DOUCHE.

    Sorry but being a dive bar bassist playing for beer has nothing to do with playing NHL hockey. Marner made everybody around him better, including Matthews, the PP etc. You buy this bullshit narrative because you’re coping that your team got worse and will continue to get worse until they’re in a full blown lottery rebuild in a couple years. You might feel proud of yourself that you sucker punched some guy in the back of the head but it makes you exactly what you’re accusing others of being; a total douche.

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