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Mitch Marner - 2015 4th overall

Nik the Trik said:
Yeah, so, he doesn't need more OHL time.
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And, although I don't think he could pull that off against NHLers, it does bear some similarity to some of McDavid's moves last night.

Then again, McDavid wasn't playing NHLers last night either.
 
He's on a 13-game point streak.  He had a 21-game point streak before that.  So done with the OHL.  He might not be absolutely NHL ready but he is not being helped by playing in the OHL again.
 
L K, I've heard he is also having trouble with taking shorter shifts because it's been too easy for him. Can you confirm?
 
Totally sick:  http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2016/2/12/10983112/watch-mitch-marner-dazzles-to-tie-the-game-for-the-knights
 
I have been to at least ten games to see him and he impresses me more each time. that was a sic goal, he will be a big stat for the buds. I think sooner than later.
 
herman said:
L K, I've heard he is also having trouble with taking shorter shifts because it's been too easy for him. Can you confirm?
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Yes...but.  It's a problem most top junior players get into.  They can handle 1:30, even 2:00 shifts in the OHL because they are just on a completely different level.  We keep looking at Marner's offensive gifts in this thread but the reality is that he is out there on the penalty kill and is always out on the ice in the final minutes of a game.  The penalty kill is 3rd in the OHL at 83.5% despite being shorthanded 255 times in 52 games.  Their powerplay is at 29% (1st in the OHL)  with Marner QBing on the point.
 
the rules are archaic, he should be allowed to develop in the AHL.  Hell doesnt this league solely exist to raise your prospects to the NHL level.  The NHL managers have to get together and make some sense out of cases like Marner's
 
L K said:
herman said:
L K, I've heard he is also having trouble with taking shorter shifts because it's been too easy for him. Can you confirm?
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Yes...but.  It's a problem most top junior players get into.  They can handle 1:30, even 2:00 shifts in the OHL because they are just on a completely different level.  We keep looking at Marner's offensive gifts in this thread but the reality is that he is out there on the penalty kill and is always out on the ice in the final minutes of a game.  The penalty kill is 3rd in the OHL at 83.5% despite being shorthanded 255 times in 52 games.  Their powerplay is at 29% (1st in the OHL)  with Marner QBing on the point.
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Yeah I've noticed that his defensive game gets mentioned quite frequently by scouts (obviously not to the same level as his offensive game but still).
 
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