Quoting: Hockeyfan1986
Can you provide a term for fair amount?
Season this year is 59. Playoffs is at 3(I am actually surprised), but he gave a hit on "the play" which he avoided the hit. So, it's safe to say he's less than a hit per game this year. For a guy who averages 20mins a night it's pretty low.
He should have taken the hit. Tavares was right there to take the puck. Link below of the play I am talking about.
https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/1cb5azq/marner_avoiding_hit/
How many 80+ point elite 2 way wingers play harder physically than marner? Theres your question.
As for the play, it was a typical 'keep speed beat the defender to the inside play that guys like him, even way more physical ones do every game.
Was it the best choice of play? No, because he's clearly not up to something that involves a burst if speed and a direction pivote so soon after a high ankle sprain.
Would have taking the hit been a better play? Maybe, but there were probably half a dozen other things that could have worked better.
It was a bad play, but it wasnt a bad play because of some made up bailing on a hit nonsense