Mitch Marner is Reportedly Walking Into a Hostile Situation in Las Vegas
Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is excited about playing for the Las Las Vegas Golden Knights, but all that glitters is not gold, no pun intended.
Mitch Marner was part of a sign-and-trade to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night last week, and it turned the Leafs upside down.
Meanwhile, the Golden Knights now get a player like Marner for eight seasons, and they are ecstatic about this new acquisition. After all, who wouldn't be?
In fact, a new report from Elliotte Friedman suggests the Golden Knights needed Marner a lot more than you would think. Sure, they won a Stanley Cup in 2023, but lately, their playoff results have been lackluster.
Las Vegas Golden Knights struggled against the Edmonton Oilers
In this year's playoffs, the Golden Knights lost to the Edmonton Oilers in five games. According to Friedman, this led to numerous meetings during and after the series.
These meetings got pretty hostile, and some players had to take long, hard looks at themselves in the mirror.
So one of the things I heard actually was those were some pretty harsh meetings during and after (the VGK vs EDM series). They were disappointed.
I think everybody was disappointed. Not that they lost, but they got manhandled. And I think the management was mad. I think the coaching staff was mad.
I think the players were mad. And I heard it was B-L-U-N-T, Blunt. And I think there was some understanding that some of those guys were really beaten up.
But I think everybody knew how everybody felt about the way they got dominated by the Oilers. We'll be motivating for them.
I think everybody was disappointed. Not that they lost, but they got manhandled. And I think the management was mad. I think the coaching staff was mad.
I think the players were mad. And I heard it was B-L-U-N-T, Blunt. And I think there was some understanding that some of those guys were really beaten up.
But I think everybody knew how everybody felt about the way they got dominated by the Oilers. We'll be motivating for them.
Needless to say, Marner isn't exactly going into the calmest environment, and given his own history, one has to question if he can excel in this space.
If he gets called out in a public fashion, he might just crumble, and that would be a delight for some of the Leafs fans out there.
Whatever the case, the Leafs need to move on for their own sanity. As for the Golden Knights, they will look to get further in the postseason next year.
Only time will tell which of these teams benefitted from the Marner swap.
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