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I also thought that this was one of the 1st line's worst games in some time. Marner made a few things happen at the end of the game but was kind of so-so for the first 2.5 periods. I expect more from him.CarltonTheBear said:Nik Bethune said:I mean, I think it's a little nutty that I'm the first one to mention Marner after a game where he got the OT winner and played 25 minutes, including almost 4 on the PK but Nylander was pretty good. It's a HM, there's latitude here.
Pre-OT I actually thought Marner (and his line in general) was having a rough game. Had an amazing OT though not only with the goal but killing most of Barrie's penalty too. I just gave the edge to Nylander for having a better game from start to finish.
My HM went to Nylander but I was teetering on the edge of giving it to Spezza instead. He scored the Leafs' only goal in regulation and made some nice things happen. Ultimately I didn't go with him because his line also got hemmed in their own end on a number of occasions, giving up a few very dangerous attempts against. For the same reason, I didn't consider Engvall for my HM even though I liked a lot of the things he did tonight.