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This is WHY Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs are not performing well in the NHL Playoffs



He had a clear path to the puck and could have protected it while taking a body check. Instead, he bails out and let McAvoy take the puck and exit the zone. This is 20 seconds into the 2nd period, in a game where they are tailing by 1 goal, in the playoffs.

And this is why the Toronto Maple Leafs are having a hard time beating the Boston Bruins or any opponents in the Playoffs.

41 Comments

  1. it was evident from game 1 that Boston was winning puck battles, exemplified in the gwg of game 3, and that they would win the series.

    I'm sorry but Jarnkrok, Holmberg, Robertson a stanley cup winning thrid line does not make.

  2. I understand that he needs to protect himself, but you can still make a play on that puck while also protecting yourself. Sure, he will take a hit, but that's part of the game.

  3. Talk about an overpaid wuss…..he might as well have just jumped into the crowd and been an official spectator.
    He should be in the press box for the rest of the series.

  4. Mathews, Nylander are no different. Nylander is too afraid to even dress vs Boston in playoffs. Trana ia a Barbie team.

  5. As a Leaf fan every time you say we need to trade Marner the Leaf fans cry but if this is what you want then I need to find a new team to be afan of!
    After this early golf season if Shanahan and Keefe are not fired and 1 of the core 4 gone I will no longer waste my time being a apart of insanity!

  6. This play may be the dagger that ends Mitch's time in TO. This is not A Leaf thing…this is a Mitch thing. The rest of the team is out there battling.

  7. BAAHHAAAA 😂😂😂😂BAAHHAAAA 😂😂😂😂😂BAAHHAAAA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and you think this kid wants to win a cup AAAHHHHH HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂

  8. This is a coaching problem. Marner should have been benched the rest of the game. Sheldon doesn’t run the team….they run him.

  9. Guy better be careful. Avoiding corners, that's Nylander's job. No wonder they were fighting on the bench.

    "Stop crying, bro. I'm the team cream puff, not you, alright?"

  10. Same old song and dance with the leafs, and you can throw Winnipeg in that as well. good regular season.. choke playoffs ..like a broken record

  11. You can blame Marner if you want. A .883 save percentage in goal is not his fault. Poor team offence, poor team defence, poor coaching, poor drafting, poor trades, poor free agent management. Hockey is a team game. Teams win and teams lose. Not individuals. Stop trying to target one guy and accept that this team is just not good enough. Top to bottom.

  12. I always love when Leaf fans say that they need to move Mitch. For what he is being paid and how soft he plays, WHO the hell wants him!!!

  13. If I had to Trade one Star player from the Leafs to get some decent Shot from the blue line defence man it would be Marner. I knew this before ever seeing this video.

  14. Marner is an amazing talent, and could help any team get in the playoffs. But he’s a soft and will never be effective in the playoffs. I don’t blame Marner for the Leafs inability to have success in the post season, I blame Shanny. You can replace the GM and coach as many times as you want,,,at the end of the day Shanny makes the decisions, not the GM,,,,much like Robitaille makes the decisions in LA not Blake for the Kings. Their arrogance gets in the way of sensible decisions

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