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Mitch Marner - 2015 4th overall

LuncheonMeat said:
Nik the Trik said:
Frank E said:
Let's no kid ourselves, getting hit by NHL defenders is going to be quite a bit different than getting hit by an 18 year old.

I hope he's as elusive as he seems to be in the O.
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The NHL isn't the league it used to be though. Guys aren't taking huge hits every shift. How many times did a guy like Phil Kessel get smashed into?
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I think about a guy like Kadri when he came into the league. He was pretty light, and got knocked around a lot, but he didn't get crushed every game. And I don't think he's particularly elusive, either.

And about Kessel, this is honestly the only hit that comes to mind, but it's a memorable one.

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That was from his first game as a Leaf, right?  I remember holding my breath for a while after that one...
 
LuncheonMeat said:
And about Kessel, this is honestly the only hit that comes to mind, but it's a memorable one.

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And even then the life lesson we should all learn from Eric Lindros is that it doesn't matter how big or tough you are, you still might get clobbered from time to time.

If Marner was a grind it out type then, yeah, you'd want him to be 200 lbs or so but there are enough guys in the league who are successful at 170-180 that his weight really shouldn't concern anyone too much.
 
Nik the Trik said:
LuncheonMeat said:
And about Kessel, this is honestly the only hit that comes to mind, but it's a memorable one.

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And even then the life lesson we should all learn from Eric Lindros is that it doesn't matter how big or tough you are, you still might get clobbered from time to time.

If Marner was a grind it out type then, yeah, you'd want him to be 200 lbs or so but there are enough guys in the league who are successful at 170-180 that his weight really shouldn't concern anyone too much.
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According to Wikipedia, Johnny Gaudreau is only 157lbs at 5'9 so I think if he can handle himself in the NHL so can others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Gaudreau

 
Marner was named the OHL's regular season MVP after scoring 116 points in 57 games. People didn't think it would last, so he was named the OHL's playoff MVP after scoring 44 points in 18 games. If tonight is any indication, he's well on his way to grabbing a third MVP in the same season. The only two others to do that in the past twenty years? Brad Richards and Corey Perry, who were both on Draft+2 seasons and both became star players.
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link: http://theleafsnation.com/2016/5/20/chl-fails-miserably-in-attempt-to-make-tournament-tough-enough-to-stop-mitch-marner
 
Its a stupid rule and should allow each team one or two exemptions each year. It benefits Marner nothing to stay in the OHL and to join the Leafs right away doesnt necessarily help his development either.
 
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