There was a brief moment on the last Leafs Report podcast where Mirtle briefly and Jonas briefly discussed Marner and an interesting tidbit was they seemed to suggest Marners attitude around the rink wqs different this season. That he was more tense ect snd they implied the seemingly tough negotiations (that also ended up in public at times) may have impacted his game.
Here's hoping the further we get away from that period, the smoother his transition is to being the players hes capable.l of.
His game definitely didnt look this season like he was playing at his fullest potential. Nonetheless i wouldnt bet against a talent like his - even during an off season he still put up points when not driving play
marner is the person to blame for the fan reaction to him. He took it personally. Which I get, but If he is so obtuse that he can’t see that
1.) hiring the most confrontational agent in the league
2.) having his father be a mouthpeice on the radio comparing him to Mcdavid
3.) having dreger report he was considering offer sheets.
was not going to affect his image he is nuts. I wonder if it’s long term. I mean time heals most wounds. But they made numerous references to how he was with the fanbase. He may end up wanting out.
who knows. We will have paid half his contract by whatever version of July 1 is this year....
Maybe he gets his wish and goes to Columbus