Personally I think their success on PP without Marner is they are all shooting threats on the man advantage. Having that extra shooter (Kase) is creating extra space. They had moved Marner off the half-wall for his inability to be a shooting threat. Mitch has his moments when he moves around but I feel like that can bunch up and clog up the middle of the ice. Having a bunch of shooters spread out forces the PK to be much more aggressive thus creating even more dangerous shooting lanes, especially when they are moving the puck around quickly.

I hope once healthy they look at creating two evenly matched units:

PP1
Spezza Nylander Matthews
Kase Rielly

Simmonds Tavares Marner
Bunting Sandin

But I stress, this team is undoubtedly better with a healthy Mitch Marner!!

Also, unrelated but Dreger is such a wanker. Every time a Leaf player is having success he goes off with “well this guy is pricing himself out of Toronto” 🖕🏻Dregs

Oh absolutely the team is better with Marner. I actually read an article on how the leafs do when the big 4 miss time, and they are by far the worse when Marner is out, kind of suprised me.

The fab five. Marner Matthews Nylander Campbell Rielly

But then you're missing Tavares...

But then you're missing Tavares...

The fab five Tavares Marner Matthews Campbell Nylander

I knew I was missing someone my bad

Ben Bishop and family say goodbye to his playing career. pic.twitter.com/YmngC2tuJT

— Bruce LeVine (@BruceLeVinePuck) December 14, 2021

Any team would love to have him as a goalie coach.

I don't know man, that has a nice ring to it, but I think it's either the top 4 guys or the top 6.

just voted for the All star captains Barkov, Ovi, Mackinnon, and McDavid were my picks

Detroit had 32 shots at 5v5, Zdeno Chara was on ice for 19 of those shots, it's absolutely insane that they keep rolling him out there every night the man simply cannot play hockey anymore. #isles

— Phil (@Philzfacts) December 15, 2021

Great decision. Ovi has a perfect attendance rate at the all Star game :-)

Ben Bishop and family say goodbye to his playing career. pic.twitter.com/YmngC2tuJT

— Bruce LeVine (@BruceLeVinePuck) December 14, 2021

Any team would love to have him as a goalie coach.

I’ve seen this in some lists of “worst goalie masks ever”. I don’t personally see it. I think this looks fine.

7 players have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol: Rasmus Andersson, Byron Froese, Johnny Gaudreau, Erik Gudbranson, Trevor Lewis, Jacob Markstrom, Tyler Pitlick. 3 coaches are in protocol: Ryan Huska, Kirk Muller, Darryl Sutter. 7 support staff are also in protocol.

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) December 15, 2021

We are doomed

I’ve always had a soft spot for this one. It’s nice and simplistic, though it might be hard to breathe.

7 players have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol: Rasmus Andersson, Byron Froese, Johnny Gaudreau, Erik Gudbranson, Trevor Lewis, Jacob Markstrom, Tyler Pitlick. 3 coaches are in protocol: Ryan Huska, Kirk Muller, Darryl Sutter. 7 support staff are also in protocol.

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) December 15, 2021

We are doomed