It’s pretty rare that young, superstar players even make it to free agency anymore in the NHL.
Everybody spends all season talking about how loaded a particular free agency class is going to be.
I know Marner has had his moments throughout his career where he’s disappeared a bit in big games.
But that’s clearly not the case anymore.
But Mitch Marner is playing like a killer.
I get it, but it’s still crazy to me.
Now it would have been a goddamn shame for Marner to waste such a nasty assist in a loss.
The game would eventually go to overtime after Brady Tkachuk tied things up in the 3rd.
The Maple Leafs have Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly.
That’s $50+ million worth of of star power in just 5 guys.
Matthews is one of the best faceoff guys on the planet.
The points and the goals will always be the story of Auston Matthews.
Those are the stats that everybody is going to remember forever.
But the faceoff numbers are just as impressive, even if they never get the love.
The glue guys are going.
It’s starting to feel like it might just be Toronto’s year to lose in the Cup Final.
