Mitch Marner’s Unexpected Journey After Maple Leafs: What’s Really Behind the Silence?
Marner found that shocking at first, the lack of cameras and microphones around. Not necessarily better or worse, just different.
“It’s been weird,” Marner said of his new life in Vegas, “but nice.”
Fans from the Toronto area have made a point of visiting to watch Marner as a Golden Knight. (David Becker / NHLI via Getty Images)
On-ice struggles
Even here, more than 3,500 kilometers away, reminders from home greet Marner.
It’s Dec. 17 and Marner is warming up to face the New Jersey Devils, coached by his longtime Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe, when a young fan stands behind the glass with a sign for Marner that reads: “We came from Toronto to see you. Can we please have a puck?”
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