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The "Mr. T" Man of the Match 2022-23 Edition: Once more into the breach

OldTimeHockey said:
Yikes, I must have watched a different game. I'm not sure what Holl's giveaways were but him and Muzzin looked scrambled.

MOTM - Tavares
HM - Giordano.
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I voted for his butt, not his hands
 
G1: TOR v MTL: Habs 4-3.  MotM: Malgin 4/1.  HM: Tavares 1/2.  Others: Nylander 0/3, Marner 1/0.
G2: WSH v TOR: Leafs 3-2.  MotM: Holl 6/1.  HM: Rielly 1/2.  Others: Tavares 1/1, Samsonov 0/2, Kerfoot 0/1, Matthews 1/1, Giordano 0/1.
G3: OTT v TOR:

MotM/Win MotM/Loss HonMen Accolades Times Voted Points
Forwards
12 Zach Aston-Reese 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 Nicolas Aub?-Kubel 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 Michael Bunting 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Kyle Clifford 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Calle J?rnkrok 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Pierre Engvall 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Pontus Holmberg 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 David K?mpf 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Alexander Kerfoot 0 0 0 0 1 1
62 Denis Malgin 0 1 0 1 1 3
16 Mitch Marner 0 0 0 0 1 1
34 Auston Matthews 0 0 0 0 1 1
88 William Nylander 0 0 0 0 1 1
89 Nicholas Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wayne Simmonds 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 John Tavares 0 0 1 0 2 3
 
Defensemen
78 T.J. Brodie 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Carl Dahlstr?m 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 Mark Giordano 0 0 0 0 1 1
3 Justin Holl 1 0 0 1 1 5
37 Timothy Liljegren 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Morgan Rielly 0 0 1 1 1 3
38 Rasmus Sandin 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Goalkeepers
30 Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
35 Ilya Samsonov 0 0 0 0 1 1.0

Show of hands, those who didn't think, but KNEW, that the first two MotMs would be Malgin and Holl.

 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Show of hands, those who didn't think, but KNEW, that the first two MotMs would be Malgin and Holl.
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Can't say I "knew" or had the slightest notion but I would say that your question reminded me that they both had good preseasons - beyond the stats.

Though Holl's preseason stats 4GP 2G 2A 4Pts +8 were pretty good ..

Both he and Sandin looked improved to me.
 
cw said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Show of hands, those who didn't think, but KNEW, that the first two MotMs would be Malgin and Holl.
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Can't say I "knew" or had the slightest notion but I would say that your question reminded me that they both had good preseasons - beyond the stats.

Though Holl's preseason stats 4GP 2G 2A 4Pts +8 were pretty good ..

Both he and Sandin looked improved to me.
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It'd be a huge boost if they can play well, and Liljegren continues his upward trajectory.  Washington isn't as dangerous as they used to be but they can still put it in the net.  And the D shut them down in periods 2 and 3.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
cw said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Show of hands, those who didn't think, but KNEW, that the first two MotMs would be Malgin and Holl.
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Can't say I "knew" or had the slightest notion but I would say that your question reminded me that they both had good preseasons - beyond the stats.

Though Holl's preseason stats 4GP 2G 2A 4Pts +8 were pretty good ..

Both he and Sandin looked improved to me.
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It'd be a huge boost if they can play well, and Liljegren continues his upward trajectory.  Washington isn't as dangerous as they used to be but they can still put it in the net.  And the D shut them down in periods 2 and 3.
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I thought they were among the weaker links on D last year. I didn't see tons of last season. But from what I did see, Holl didn't bother me as much as he seemed to bother some - he did have some issues. Muzzin seemed to struggle to achieve his more proficient abilities but was better in the playoffs. Liljegren looked significantly improved - particularly with Giordano.

We have to start to be concerned about the age of the older guys. But Giordano has looked fine to me. Muzzin I haven't seen enough of but looked ok in the one game in preseason. Brodie I haven't noticed much (aside from his nice stick work) which may be a good thing.

I'm not positive but if I had to guess, I think the D is improved some. I also think the forwards have improved some. Like so many have said, we don't know what we have in these goaltenders. It might take us 20 or more games to find out.
 
MotM: Ilya Samsonov.
HM: Jake Muzzin, lovely assist and a great play to start the 3rd.

Marner, Holl, Kampf, Nylander, Tavares, Matthews, all deserving too, among others
 
Significantly Insignificant said:
Samsonov
HM: Nylander
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+1

I 'normally' would have mentioned Holl but I got him last game.
Nylander also played well in the preseason and these first three games.

Marner's play to eventually set up Nylander was notable
Tavares faceoffs were notable
Muzzin had some good moments.
Kampf scored an important goal.
Matthews line generating chances ..
 
G1: TOR v MTL: Habs 4-3.  MotM: Malgin 4/1.  HM: Tavares 1/2.  Others: Nylander 0/3, Marner 1/0.
G2: WSH v TOR: Leafs 3-2.  MotM: Holl 6/1.  HM: Rielly 1/2.  Others: Tavares 1/1, Samsonov 0/2, Kerfoot 0/1, Matthews 1/1, Giordano 0/1.
G3: OTT v TOR: Leafs 3, Globetrotters 2.  MotM: Samsonov 7/0.  HM: Nylander 0/6.  Others: Holl 1/1, Muzzin 0/1.
G4: ARI v TOR:
G5: DAL v TOR:
G6: TOR v WPG:

MotM/Win MotM/Loss HonMen Accolades Times Voted Points
Forwards
12 Zach Aston-Reese 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 Nicolas Aub?-Kubel 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 Michael Bunting 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Kyle Clifford 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Calle J?rnkrok 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Pierre Engvall 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Pontus Holmberg 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 David K?mpf 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Alexander Kerfoot 0 0 0 0 1 1
62 Denis Malgin 0 1 0 1 1 3
16 Mitch Marner 0 0 0 0 1 1
34 Auston Matthews 0 0 0 0 1 1
88 William Nylander 0 0 0 0 2 2
89 Nicholas Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wayne Simmonds 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 John Tavares 0 0 1 0 2 3
 
Defensemen
78 T.J. Brodie 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Carl Dahlstr?m 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 Mark Giordano 0 0 0 0 1 1
3 Justin Holl 1 0 0 1 2 6
37 Timothy Liljegren 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 0 1 1
44 Morgan Rielly 0 0 1 1 1 3
38 Rasmus Sandin 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Goalkeepers
50 Erik K?llgren 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
30 Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
35 Ilya Samsonov 1 0 0 1 2 5.0
 
Marner, easily.

For HM I'll say Kerfoot, he sparked the top line in the third and of course there was the game-tying goal.
 
MOTM - Aston-Reese
HM - Aube Kubel

Shout out to Kampf

They were the only line that played hard every shift they were on the ice.

Big fat zero for Holl.
 
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