Matt Martin
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Matt Martin
Matthew Martinis a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Martin previously played with the New York Islanders is known for his strong checking abilities, having lead the league in hits delivered in every season since 2011; the only year Martin did not finish first was his rookie season of 2010–11, where he finished fourth league wide in recorded hits...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth8 May 1989
CityWindsor, Canada
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It's been tough, but I'm a big team guy. As long as we're winning, that's the main goal. Personally, I'm just trying to do what I can do to help the team out.
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He's done a good job of getting everybody to find their niche. Some nights you'll play two minutes and the next you'll play 25. He's good at finding a group of guys who are playing good together on each given night.
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It's why we're so good. We've got seven or eight guys on this team that can have a good night any given night. What's made us really good is having a deep bench and being able to push people in practice.
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We didn't play physical today, and that's what I'm most disappointed with. You decide how you want to go down and I didn't feel like we went down swinging. That's what's disappointing.
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We did what we had to do to finish the race and earn points. Now we have to start thinking about VIR. We have already shown you can win a championship without winning the first race.
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