Mitch Marner’s Unexpected Journey After Maple Leafs: What’s Really Behind the Silence?
Cassidy has found himself marveling at the way Marner wields his stick defensively, how he “baits” opponents into giving him the puck.
Marner’s new teammates have marveled at his defensive skills. (Rob Gray / Imagn Images)
Even Stone, a longtime Ottawa Senators rival who thought he knew everything there was to know about Marner, has found himself in awe at the way he makes defensemen “look kind of stupid” with head fakes and incomparable instincts.
Stone was reminded of a game in New York when he got Marner the puck in the slot and assumed he would rip it on goal. Marner had other plans. He spotted Howden in his sideview mirror and slipped him the puck for an easy tap-in goal.
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