Mitch Marner - 2015 4th overall

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Interesting article.

It sorta reinforces the developmental stagnation some of these kids go through. If you can score 100pts in a league at 18 years old and yet you still need to play there for 2 sometimes 3 more years must be a killer for player progression at times.

It's like playing video games on beginner difficulty for these top OHL kids, then they hop online aka the NHL and get a rude awakening when they can't punk guys so easily.

 

[herman]

Kind of an interesting article on how OHL scoring projects into NHL equivalents. Marner doesn't do great by it but as the author states, that might just be because he's gettng used to trying stuff out that won't work in the pros.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/using-analytics-show-ohl-snipers-best-shot-becoming-nhl-goal-scorers/

This makes me want Matthews even more.

 

[L K]

This seems to be an assessment that overvalues "grinder" goals. 

If you watch Marner's highlight reel, most of his goals are caused by

Throwing anything and everything on net in junior is a worthwhile exercise, and for some players this lends itself to being productive despite rarely shooting from higher traffic areas.

It's a bit of a misnomer to imply that all goals from a given area are created equal.  Besides, Marner isn't really a sniper/goal scorer, he's a playmaker.

 

[herman]

This seems to be an assessment that overvalues "grinder" goals. 

If you watch Marner's highlight reel, most of his goals are caused by

Throwing anything and everything on net in junior is a worthwhile exercise, and for some players this lends itself to being productive despite rarely shooting from higher traffic areas.

It's a bit of a misnomer to imply that all goals from a given area are created equal.  Besides, Marner isn't really a sniper/goal scorer, he's a playmaker.

Also, this year in particular, a lot of Dvorak and Tkachuk's points came from Marner making the bulk of the play and then dishing it off for open net tap-ins.

 

[ZBBM]

This seems to be an assessment that overvalues "grinder" goals. 

>>>>>^

Dividing the ice into three zones and then figuring shot % from each is pretty simplistic.  In fairness, the article says more sophisticated metrics are needed.

 

[L K]

Marner with an assist on a goal in a 3-1 Knights lead over Niagara after 2 periods.

Edit: Add a goal to his totals

 

[herman]

Marner with an assist on a goal in a 3-1 Knights lead over Niagara after 2 periods.

Edit: Add a goal to his totals

It's like he's not even trying.  ;D

Less cool: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/toronto-maple-leafs-prospect-london-knights-star-mitch-marners-family-home-caught-fire-game-1-j-ross-robertson-cup/

 

[Highlander]

My son told me that the Marner family home burnt to the ground. Luckily no  one was at home and a neighbour broke in and saved the pets.
As someone who has had the family house burn to the ground, my heart goes out to the Marner family

 

[L K]

2 assists in a 6-1 rout of Niagara.

41 points in 16 games

Probably no shot at the OHL playoff scoring record at this point as I can't see this series going more than 5 games at this point.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

2.56 PPG in the Playoffs?

The idea of him playing in that league next year is preposterous.

 

[L K]

Niagara really has become unhinged in this series.  Dunn acting like an idiot.  Mantha spitting in a hat after Tkachuk got a hattrick and then throwing the hat back into the crowd.  Three knee on knee hits in the game.  Haydon "stealing" the puck at the end of the game.

The Knights have outscored them 10-2 in the series so far.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Niagara really has become unhinged in this series.  Dunn acting like an idiot.  Mantha spitting in a hat after Tkachuk got a hattrick and then throwing the hat back into the crowd.  Three knee on knee hits in the game.  Haydon "stealing" the puck at the end of the game.

The Knights have outscored them 10-2 in the series so far.

The Dunn incident:

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I've never, never seen something like that before. Do you remember what he was even reacting to?

 

[L K]

Marner with 2 more assists in a 6-5 OT win over Niagara (and the refs)

43 points in 17 games

 

[L K]

Oh my, Marner with a ridiculous feed to Dvorak to make it 1-0

 

[L K]

Marner and Piccinich are going to the Memorial Cup after a 1-0 win.

Marner was awarded the Wayne Gretzky Award for Postseason MVP.

He finished with 44 points in 18 games.

The Knights set an OHL record by winning 13 games in a row.

 

[herman]

[tweet]730581860376514561[/tweet]

Snipes it right into my heart.

 

[Bender]

On mobile... can't see

 

[herman]

On mobile... can't see

Maybe this?

Edit: so pasting the twitter url now auto embeds!
Add the https:// to see this: twitter.com/msconduct/status/730581860376514561

 

[Kin]

A dumb question I know, but has Marner been the captain there all year? If so it slipped my mind. That or I've really only ever seen the back of his jersey in highlight clips.

 

[herman]

A dumb question I know, but has Marner been the captain there all year? If so it slipped my mind. That or I've really only ever seen the back of his jersey in highlight clips.

He was named co-captain with Dvorak at the beginning of the year.
http://londonknights.com/article/marner-and-dvorak-named-co-captains