{"id":74818,"date":"2020-05-12T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=74818"},"modified":"2020-05-10T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T17:55:49","slug":"nhl-comic-captions-toronto-maple-leafs-2019-20-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/05\/12\/nhl-comic-captions-toronto-maple-leafs-2019-20-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Comic Captions: Toronto Maple Leafs 2019-20 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever looked at a sports photo and thought of a funny caption? We have, and here\u2019s a collection of some. If you enjoy this one, leave us a comment afterward. We will do a series called NHL Comic Captions by team collecting some photos with humorous captions to entertain you during this suspension in play\u2026 and perhaps cheer you up a bit.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Comic Captions for 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs<\/h2>\n<h3>Mitch Marner Showing His Worth<\/h3>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> signed then contract hold out forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marnemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch Marner<\/a><\/strong> to a six-year $10.893 million AAV contract, everyone expected him to produce. And, he&#8217;s done just that. Over 59 games he has established himself as an NHL scoring leader. He missed four weeks of the season due to an ankle injury and yet his points-per-game ratio didn&#8217;t change noticeably. During the 2018-19 season he averaged 1.15 points-per-game and this season thus far he is at 1.14.<\/p>\n<p>Throwing in the fact that he plays on the second line along with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapanka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kasperi Kapanen<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tavarjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Tavares<\/a><\/strong> doesn&#8217;t hurt his chances of being an offensive threat.<\/p>\n<p>While many criticize Marner&#8217;s holdout, he is definitely showing his worth with the kind of performance one would expect earning the money he earns. The Leafs are loaded with offensive ability and if they can get better defensively, they will be hard to stop.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our NHL comic captions for Marner.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74857\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74857\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Mitch-Marner-comic-captions.jpg\" alt=\"NHL comic captions\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Mitch-Marner-comic-captions.jpg 594w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Mitch-Marner-comic-captions-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TORONTO, ON &#8211; MARCH 10: Tampa Bay Lightning Left Wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/killoal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Killorn<\/a> (17) skates around a falling Toronto Maple Leafs Right Wing Mitchell Marner (16) during the NHL regular season game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 10, 2020, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>&#8220;Whoa&#8230; I didn&#8217;t see that one coming, Alex! I make $132,841.46 a game and you&#8217;re going to show me up like that?&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Mitch Marner, forward &#8211; Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Morgan Rielly&#8217;s Injury<\/h3>\n<p>Along with Marner missing time, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/riellmo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Rielly<\/a><\/strong> also missed eight weeks due to a fractured foot. He did get back into action for the game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> on March 10th only to be back on the shelf due to the pandemic suspension of play. While Rielly fell off considerably from his 2018-19 statistics where he collected 25 goals and 52 assists good for 72 points, his value on the blueline persists. This shortened season, he has only tallied three goals and 24 assists in 47 games.<\/p>\n<p>Playing on the top defensive unit with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cecico01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Ceci<\/a><\/strong>, Rielly is certainly the better D-man in that tandem. Ceci has only managed eight points in 56 games and is a below average possession player.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Rielly goes out of his way to defend his goal, as depicted in this NHL comic captions photo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74860\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74860\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Morgan-Rielly-comic-captions.jpg\" alt=\"NHL comic captions\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Morgan-Rielly-comic-captions.jpg 594w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Morgan-Rielly-comic-captions-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TORONTO, ON &#8211; MARCH 10: Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Morgan Rielly (44) jumps on top of the net behind Toronto Maple Leafs Goalie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> (31) during the second period of the NHL regular season game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 10, 2020, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>&#8220;Hey Frederik, when I say I&#8217;ve got your back, I mean it literally. I can get over this net&#8230; I think.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Morgan Rielly, defenceman &#8211; Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Auston Matthews Does it All<\/h3>\n<p>There won&#8217;t be much disagreement that without <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/matthau01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auston Matthews<\/a><\/strong> the Maple Leafs would be a completely different team. He personifies an NHL superstar. Auston was tied with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ovechal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a><\/strong> with 35 even-strength goals and has 12 power-play tallies to show his worth. He was just one shy of equalling Ovechkin and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pastrda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Pastrnak<\/a><\/strong> for the lead in goals scored with 47 when play was halted.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a travesty if he is not able to obtain that 50-goal mark due to circumstances beyond his control. He&#8217;s shooting at an amazing 16.2 percent accuracy. He has been on the ice almost an average of two and a half minutes more per game than last season.<\/p>\n<p>And why not? He&#8217;s right up there with the most talented players in the NHL, and it seems like he&#8217;s getting better every game&#8230; if that&#8217;s possible.<\/p>\n<p>While Marner is a star in his own right, Matthews shows him a thing or two about fashion. Mitch is looking so forlorn and wondering why he can&#8217;t look that good.<\/p>\n<p>Auston Matthews is top-notch in every way, so here&#8217;s our NHL comic captions photo for him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74862\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74862\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Auston-Matthews-NHL-comic-captions.jpg\" alt=\"NHL comic captions\" width=\"594\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Auston-Matthews-NHL-comic-captions.jpg 594w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Auston-Matthews-NHL-comic-captions-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Auston-Matthews-NHL-comic-captions-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/05\/gettyimages-Auston-Matthews-NHL-comic-captions-582x420.jpg 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; DECEMBER 20: (L-R) Mitchell Marner #16 and Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Toronto Maple Leafs arrive for the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>&#8220;Mitch, I know you&#8217;re jealous of my outfit and all, but that nerdy suit and headphones have got to go!&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Auston Matthews, forward &#8211; Toronto Maple Leafs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rWKQr_fkT0FleertDmM30w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1206496142\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rWKQr_fkT0FleertDmM30w',sig:'1dGiqNLANVL29iaM8NLujRnNOF31ju1Ns1xwTMdlF1E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1206496142',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever looked at a sports photo and thought of a funny caption? 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