Even if the team holds the first position in the Atlantic Division, fans weren't happy about the level of effort offered by the Leafs against the Vancouver Canucks.
When you pay hundreds, even thousands of dollars to buy tickets to attend Leafs games and the team doesn't even score a goal, it's clear that there is some disappointment in the arena.
As true leaders, both Berube and Tanev took accountability and acknowledged that the team wasn't good enough to win.
However, Marner said he liked how the team played:
"I liked it. I thought we played well, I really did. The last couple of games, we've been giving up plays to teams that aren't missing on them."
Marner may be at the fourth rank of the NHL's top scorers, tied with Nikita Kucherov at 59 points, but he showed one of his biggest defaults: his lack of responsibility, maturity, and leadership.
A lot of people have been voicing their anger on social media, with some fans going as far as saying he shouldn't be an assistant captain anymore: