Toronto Maple Leafs: End of Year Report Cards for Defense

Apr 21, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) skates with the puck against the Washington Capitals in game five of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) skates with the puck against the Washington Capitals in game five of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
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Alexey Marchenko (B)

I wasn’t phased by Marchenko’s play at all, which is a good thing.

See, if I were to have a bad taste in my mouth after only watching him for 11 games, that would be bad, partly due to the fact that in the 11 games he played, I became very opinionated in a negative way

He didn’t, though and that’s not a bad thing.

I wasn’t overly impressed by his play either and that’s why he’s sitting with a B.

Average, so it’s not bad or good necessarily.