Toronto media reaches new low after intentionally misquoting Marner

Dave Alter, a writer for The Hockey News, put out and article in what can only be described as a hit piece on Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, who has been critical of the media in Toronto.

In his article, Alter goes off on Marner, saying his "constant callbacks to media criticism are tiresome". He added that Marner hasn't addressed any member of the media in Toronto with his criticism, rather just painting everyone with the same brush, telling him that he needs to look in the mirror to decide whether or not that is the right approach to take.

During the article, Marner gives a quote on how the media have been not so kind to goaltender Ilya Samsonov this season when he was struggling and Alter took that and intentionally misquoted the Maple Leafs forward for his title.

The media in Toronto have been like this for years and it likely won't be stopping any time soon. There's nothing wrong with being critical of a player and asking questions relating to that, a reporter absolutely has the right to do that. But going as far as intentionally misquoting a player just because he's had criticism with the media this season is quite frankly disgusting.

Mitch Marner will make his return to the lineup on Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens after a 12-game absence with a lower-body injury.