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Mitch Marner Reportedly Wants Out of Toronto Due to Severe Harassment Involving Fans & His Family
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner has had it rough during this time in the city, and with free agency on the horizon, it is looking very likely that he is gone.
If there is one player who has had it rough with the fans in Toronto, it would absolutely be Mitch Marner.
Overall, the fans absolutely despise him right now. He was not good in the final games of the playoffs, and now, it seems like he is about to walk away for nothing.
Mitch Marner and Toronto Maple Leafs fans
However, according to reporter Chris Johnston, Marner has his reasons for leaving the Maple Leafs.
The reporter made the claim that Marner has been the victim of harassment from Leafs fans. Much of it stems from his 2019 contract negotiation, as well as his playoff failures.
If there's two things that have made Toronto not a place that Mitch Marner is all that eager to keep playing in, it would be his original contract negotiation back in 2019, which he and his camp extended into training camp.
He signed after a day or two of missing camp that year. But that's when the fans started to turn on him.
And, you know, Mitch gave interviews at that time, said it was the first time he'd ever been yelled at.
He was walking his dog once, and some guy that summer was yelling like, «Why don't you have a contract?»
And people started talking a lot about his dad and what role his dad may or may not have played in those negotiations.
Mitch kind of bristled at his family being brought into it. And then on top of that, in the six years that followed, when the playoff success wasn't there, you know, a lot of it was aimed his way.
And I will say, much of it justified, but I'm aware of a few incidents that Mitch had to deal with, and there's probably more that I don't know about, where it bordered on harassment.
He signed after a day or two of missing camp that year. But that's when the fans started to turn on him.
And, you know, Mitch gave interviews at that time, said it was the first time he'd ever been yelled at.
He was walking his dog once, and some guy that summer was yelling like, «Why don't you have a contract?»
And people started talking a lot about his dad and what role his dad may or may not have played in those negotiations.
Mitch kind of bristled at his family being brought into it. And then on top of that, in the six years that followed, when the playoff success wasn't there, you know, a lot of it was aimed his way.
And I will say, much of it justified, but I'm aware of a few incidents that Mitch had to deal with, and there's probably more that I don't know about, where it bordered on harassment.
Johnston revealed there was a pretty bad incident involving Leafs fans and Marner on Sunday night. Although the reporter would not elaborate.
Moreover, the NHL insider claims that things have started to impact the forward and his family. Simply put, leaving Toronto might be the best thing for the safety of his wife and child.
And it was very uncomfortable for him and people he cares about. And, you know, there's even an incident after this game that we're not going to get into here because I don't want to give it any more life.
But, you know, people, it crossed the line a lot of times with some of the, you know, whatever we want to call them, the fanatics and the fan base, the crazies that, you know, people almost took it too personally, I think.
But, you know, people, it crossed the line a lot of times with some of the, you know, whatever we want to call them, the fanatics and the fan base, the crazies that, you know, people almost took it too personally, I think.
While fans are allowed to be passionate, harassment is never okay under any circumstances.
Only time will tell whether or not Marner does leave, or if he is just doing what we like to call "negotiation tactics."
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