Marner has reportedly hired private security and is refusing to speak with some members of the media
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He probably has, Mirtle didn’t give a time line on when security was hired. Most pro athletes have private security
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Gonna hafta go with Mirtle's reporting over your wild guesses, sorry bro...
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With JT--my guess the orders are coming from the board room to go light on him. Local boy done good type of thing. With AM, new contract kicking in and he missed time due to injury. MM is an easy target and the media went with it
Leaf Fans
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He didnt give any information other than it was something he heard.
Fatass
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The noise around Marner will soon subside. The Leafs will hire their new coach and fans will be excited about the new guy. A couple new players will be brought into the club. Fans will see them as good fits. Next season will start and Marner will put up points and the Leafs will win games. Fans will be happy.
This whole ‘Marner is the problem’ will pass.
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Sure, I have no doubt though there is still a possibility for change in the so called core 4.
Fatass
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Imo moving Marner will make his new a lot better and the Leafs worse. It could happen; we’ve seen it before. Kessel and Kadri come to mind.
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Quite possibly, but the team needs a new direction. I like Keefe but I also advocated his firing I like Marner too but if they do trade one or more of the Core four I will support it too.
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Most no but some yes its the first time i hear about a hockey player needing security in soccer we have Ronaldo and Messi who are most probably the biggest names in the world do we have any football or basket ball players that need to walk around with security maybe Lebron but i dont even think 10% of the athletes need bodyguards
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The pressure is on, that’s for sure. The Leafs have been a really good club pretty much since Marner arrived.
They don't even have to trade him. They simply need to diversify their roster to the point where he doesn't play 21 minutes per night every night as a winger with a slight frame. These people are human beings ffs.
Since 2018-2019, he's averaged 30 seconds more than Matthews, 2:30 more than Tavares, 3:00 more than Nylander. Everyone might consider that one way to get better playoff performances out of him might be to leave something in the tank for the playoffs.
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No they don’t, especially not hockey players.
Why didn’t he go to the World’s, anyone know, JT went..
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Canada needed someone to captain the team hence JT. I haven't seen a report about Marner though. Perhaps injury - he did have a poor playoff.
Mickey Marner
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He’s employed them for years, the media has just decided to start reporting on it now. Similar to how they sat on Babcock stories until he was fired. Likely just smell blood in the water with Marner and feel comfortable ripping him on his way out of town.
Kessel needed to go he was never gonna be the guy and the Leafs were going into a rebuild, the Kadri trade was horrendous only due to the fact that Kadri played with an edge which is what Toronto needs/ed, he was on a good contract.
Marner isn't on a good contract, he is entirely redundant in Toronto (soft skill guy) and unlike Kadri who only played 19 playoff games in Toronto has played nearly 60.
The Leafs don't even need a haul for him, just having his cap space is enough.
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The team would never do that.
They have enough of a hard time getting UFAs to Canada and then they all see how guys are treated when they exercise the rights in their contract. You can forget any decent UFAs.
Also, like it or not he is a good player and The Leafs are trying to win. They will play him.
tbh I don't see a way this ends well for anyone involved.....
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Arthur Morgan
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All of that depends really. we generally love and remember all ex-leafs. did you know even after Sundin refused to accept a trade and saying he wanted to retire a Leaf. then signs with VAN like midseason. when he played in Toronto again he got a near 5min standing ovation. I bet even Aki Berg could come and get cheered now.
Marner asked for the world and we gave him it, he is the writer of his own misfortune. I wish him all the luck in the world, hate to see him go but change is needed so cya bud
didnt say it was a good idea to do it. also little frustration in the response but what u said would obviously happen and be the smartest move
