Mitch Marner’s Unexpected Journey After Maple Leafs: What’s Really Behind the Silence?
“I can watch it on video,” Cassidy said, “and go, ‘Yeah, he likes it here.’ The players have to see it in real time and have a comfort level with making the plays to him.”
Marner preferred to shoot up to the top of the offensive zone, “so the D have to be wide in that case,” said Vegas’ coach. “But Jack, he likes it on the half-wall, so they gotta shift and get him the puck. So there’s a bit of a learning curve right now. I think our guys are getting it.”
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Cassidy pointed to a December game in Columbus when defenseman Brayden McNabb slid down from the point as Marner circled up to the top.
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