Strange year for Marner. Yeah he piled up points at a pretty good rate but he looked off a lot of the time. Fumbled a lot of pucks, giveaways, bad passes. I don't follow the advanced stats very much so I don't know what those show or how they compare to other seasons. But in simpler terms, visually he just didn't appear to be driving play as effectively as in previous years.
On the other hand, he is really good on the PK, is willing to sacrifice his body to block shots and plays goalie when necessary. Even uses his tiny body along the boards at times (more than Nylander I think).
On the other hand, he is really good on the PK, is willing to sacrifice his body to block shots and plays goalie when necessary. Even uses his tiny body along the boards at times (more than Nylander I think).