Johnston: Facing massive expectations, the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner searches for his moment


by The Athletic

The Athletic— TORONTO — When you’re expected to score in the Stanley Cup playoffs, time is rarely on your side. Just ask Mitch Marner, who arrived back home in this deadlocked – series to a cacophony of debate and discussion about the 0-0-0 entry beside his name on the stats sheet. Advertisement It’s Marner’s first time going multiple games without a point since Dec. 30 and Jan. 2. He actually briefly registered an assist during Monday’s win in Boston before video review took it away because directed the...

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Sportsnet.ca—Maple Leafs Game 3 Notebook: Scrutiny shifts to Marner, pressure to Bruins. Mitch Marner has been fine through the first 120 minutes of the Toronto Maple Leafs–Boston Bruins series. But the city wants him to wow, to produce, to make us rewatch that highlight once more, writes Luke Fox.

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