Player Discussion Mitch Marner

[Gary Nylund]

I have never seen an athlete be more immature, childish and petty than Mitch. I think his dad seriously messed him up throughout his early years and this is the result.

Answer the question dude holy shit


Imagine if the media teed off on him when he pulls his annual magical disappearing act in the playoffs

I haven't either, at least not that I can think of right now. It's been going on for so many years that I'm now wondering for the first time - does there come a point where we stop making excuses for him and say you know what, maybe the guys just a d-bag?

 

[frizzer1]

Didn’t he watch Bull Durham?

 

[Antropovsky]

I haven't either, at least not that I can think of right now. It's been going on for so many years that I'm now wondering for the first time - does there come a point where we stop making excuses for him and say you know what, maybe the guys just a d-bag?

He's easily shook.... it's obvious in interviews and obvious when games get serious. He's proving his critics right in these interviews and doesn't even know he's doing it.

 

[francis246]

Mitch Marner, wtf are you doing? The media are gentle to you. Extremely gentle. Why do think this is them vs. you?! Do you need to get your head checked? Is someone in your family listening to his golf buddies talking or what?

I don’t get this fake out rage against Marner. The guy has been burried on social media and by the media since his contract extension. Are we surprised we are at this point now?

A lot of his quotes in the past were taken out of context and twisted. He was very defensive in his media today but we are past getting a good response from him. He doesn’t trust the media clearly. And to be honest after the car jacking, I think that trust in people in general has changed for him. I think people underplay how that event may have really affected him as a person. His media avails have been a lot worse since that incident.

I haven't either, at least not that I can think of right now. It's been going on for so many years that I'm now wondering for the first time - does there come a point where we stop making excuses for him and say you know what, maybe the guys just a d-bag?

Marner is not even a top 10 dbag in sports. Not even close. Pretty huge exaggeration. I can name 20 other athletes that are way worse in the media than him.

There’s about 20 alone in the NFL and NBA each.

 

[Gabriel426]

I didn’t see the whole intereview or whatever but how did MM get to that answer from the question Alter tweeted? Was there a few more questions and comments missing?

 

[WTFMAN99]

I didn’t see the whole intereview or whatever but how did MM get to that answer from the question Alter tweeted? Was there a few more questions and comments missing?

Here is the link to it

https://x.com/itsmitchmarney/status/1773780730125926828?s=20

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I don’t get this fake out rage against Marner. The guy has been burried on social media and by the media since his contract extension. Are we surprised we are at this point now?

A lot of his quotes in the past were taken out of context and twisted. He was very defensive in his media today but we are past getting a good response from him. He doesn’t trust the media clearly. And to be honest after the car jacking, I think that trust in people in general has changed for him. I think people underplay how that event may have really affected him as a person. His media avails have been a lot worse since that incident.



Marner is not even a top 10 dbag in sports. Not even close. Pretty huge exaggeration. I can name 20 other athletes that are way worse in the media than him.

There’s about 20 alone in the NFL and NBA each.

Now you have me out of context.

Are you sure these comments aren't for someone else?

Marner has been very defensive for a long time. Long before the car jacking.

Who said he's a d bag? Me? Who?

 

[Racer88]

Just one more petulant snarky press clip from Marner

 

[nsleaf]

Who cares, the media sucks.

 

[Kiwi]

Don't care

Get fit
Play well
Be a difference maker

He's capable it's just a matter of getting it done

 

[Gabriel426]

Here is the link to it

https://x.com/itsmitchmarney/status/1773780730125926828?s=20

Thanks

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Marner is not even a top 10 dbag in sports. Not even close. Pretty huge exaggeration. I can name 20 other athletes that are way worse in the media than him.

There’s about 20 alone in the NFL and NBA each.

Soooo of the 1000's of players in the highest leagues of sport, he is around top 20? That's impressive and in the top 1% of dbags. Get this man his money those stats are amazing!

 

[Notsince67]

Lordy...the Cassandra's around here....what happened to the male fanbase?

 

[francis246]

Soooo of the 1000's of players in the highest leagues of sport, he is around top 20? That's impressive and in the top 1% of dbags. Get this man his money those stats are amazing!

Marner isn’t a douche, our fan base is just softer than charmin toilet paper lol. Who the hell cares about how he is? All that matters is his play on the ice. Why do you care so much as a grown man what an athlete says at a press conference

 

[disgruntleddave]

Just gotta hope he can put it together mentally. He's primed to be on the defensive, not doing himself any favors. If he starts to buckle when he returns it's not going to be pretty.

The whole year has been a bit off. Maybe going into a contract year, having willy get paid more than him and seeing a cap crunch, getting overloaded with the discourse..

 

[ACC1224]

Marner isn’t a douche, our fan base is just softer than charmin toilet paper lol. Who the hell cares about how he is? All that matters is his play on the ice. Why do you care so much as a grown man what an athlete says at a press conference

People really will cry, whine and complain about anything. It’s either his father, his teeth, the media, wife, dog etc.
All we know is he is extremely popular with his teammates, other players around the league and with the fans.

 

[JEI]

Here is the link to it

https://x.com/itsmitchmarney/status/1773780730125926828?s=20

At first I thought what a weird quote, but I can also see it from the point of not wanting his playoff opponents to know where to exactly target him? I mean ambiguity in playoff injuries seems to happen a lot so I think this is what might be happening here.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Marner is not even a top 10 dbag in sports. Not even close. Pretty huge exaggeration. I can name 20 other athletes that are way worse in the media than him.

There’s about 20 alone in the NFL and NBA each.

I didn't say top 10, just d-bag. But that's probably too harsh, I shouldn't have said that and I don't really think he's a d-bag at all. I've spent years saying it doesn't matter what he says and I'm just getting tired of making excuses for him but d-bag, yeah I think I was wrong to say that. Self-entitled, that's the first word that comes to mind and whiny is probably next but d-bag probably isn't applicable in this case.

Marner isn’t a douche, our fan base is just softer than charmin toilet paper lol. Who the hell cares about how he is? All that matters is his play on the ice. Why do you care so much as a grown man what an athlete says at a press conference

100% agree and I've said this many times. I don't know the guy and will probably never meet him so to me, he's just another random person except when he's on the ice playing for my team.

 

[Gary Nylund]

People really will cry, whine and complain about anything. It’s either his father, his teeth, the media, wife, dog etc.
All we know is he is extremely popular with his teammates, other players around the league and with the fans.

We don't know what his teammates really think. They say nice things about him but that's what professional athletes so by default so it doesn't mean anything. If you really want to know what his teammates think, you will have to wait until after he's done playing, then maybe someone will say something about him when they write a book or something, or you may never know. But as others have said - who cares?

LOL at saying he's "Extremely popular" with the fans. He's maybe the most polarizing player to play for the Leafs in the last 50 years. You have this habit of arrogantly assuming you speak for everyone, when will you ever learn?.

 

[Roo]

I really don’t see an issue with the response to the media. All he’s saying is that it’s private and won’t talk about it.

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

I didn't say top 10, just d-bag. But that's probably too harsh, I shouldn't have said that and I don't really think he's a d-bag at all. I've spent years saying it doesn't matter what he says and I'm just getting tired of making excuses for him but d-bag, yeah I think I was wrong to say that. Self-entitled, that's the first word that comes to mind and whiny is probably next but d-bag probably isn't applicable in this case.


100% agree and I've said this many times. I don't know the guy and will probably never meet him so to me, he's just another random person except when he's on the ice playing for my team.

I think what bothers some people is that he acts like the media is so tough on him but in reality the media helped him get his payday by slobbering over every play he made while calling him indispensable. He should be handing out Christmas cards with $$ in them to the media...not blaming them for everything the Leafs fail to achieve.

 

[Auston Marlander]

He's easily shook.... it's obvious in interviews and obvious when games get serious. He's proving his critics right in these interviews and doesn't even know he's doing it.

Oh no, a player interviews poorly.

When Marner goes to another team and torches I Leafs, I hope you all remember how petty you were.

We don't know what his teammates really think. They say nice things about him but that's what professional athletes so by default so it doesn't mean anything. If you really want to know what his teammates think, you will have to wait until after he's done playing, then maybe someone will say something about him when they write a book or something, or you may never know. But as others have said - who cares?

LOL at saying he's "Extremely popular" with the fans. He's maybe the most polarizing player to play for the Leafs in the last 50 years. You have this habit of arrogantly assuming you speak for everyone, when will you ever learn?.

Judging my his social he's extremely supportive of teammates. And judging by his and others they spend a good amount of off ice time together.

Most polarizing Leafs player in the last 50? Well that's a statement you just can't back up.

We get it, you hate him, congrats.

 

[al secord]

We don't know what his teammates really think. They say nice things about him but that's what professional athletes so by default so it doesn't mean anything. If you really want to know what his teammates think, you will have to wait until after he's done playing, then maybe someone will say something about him when they write a book or something, or you may never know. But as others have said - who cares?

LOL at saying he's "Extremely popular" with the fans. He's maybe the most polarizing player to play for the Leafs in the last 50 years. You have this habit of arrogantly assuming you speak for everyone, when will you ever learn?.

Do you subscribe to People magazine?

 

[TorMapleJays]

Mitch now on LTIR? As of March 7th. So how long does this put him on the shelf ?

 

[francis246]

I think what bothers some people is that he acts like the media is so tough on him but in reality the media helped him get his payday by slobbering over every play he made while calling him indispensable. He should be handing out Christmas cards with $$ in them to the media...not blaming them for everything the Leafs fail to achieve.

The media is hard as hell on him and that’s fine. The media should be hard on players but they take it to another level with him. Willy pre extension got ut the hardest but it’s def flipped to Marner.

Media didn’t do anything for Marner’s extension and it’s absurd to think it played any role. Dubas had a plan and it didn’t work. No one but the organization is to blame. It’s not on the players or their families to manage the teams cap