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Mitch Marner recently sat down TSN brand masters Last summer to discuss the leaving Toronto Maple Leafs Organization Enter the Golden Knights in Vegas. The conversation covered a lot of land and quickly caught on social media, saying that some fans were excessive that others would not deserve.

The conversation happened there Men’s Olympic Orientation camp He belonged to the Canadian group, where Marner invited him. Sometimes it could see the difficulty of making decision to reflect and decide with the maple leaves in his time.

Marner opens about the output

Over the last decade, Maple, Marter, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares and Morgan Rielly. All five were essential for the success of the team and his shortcomings. No one knows better than Marner, which often became the face of criticism. He talked about that, saying:

“For all negative comments, you know that there are so much love comments. The problem is that love comments don’t come out as much haters, and that’s the way.”

Marner also confessed that Matthews, Nylander and Rielly shared the same journey “Growing together”. The hardest part said Matthews about his decision.

“It’s a phone call to Auston (Matthews). He had to go quite fast after the season. It was quite hard to call the phone. Of course, we came together together, we did a lot of things together.”

Matthews and Marner will always remember one of the two largest points in the history of the maple leaves. As Marner admitted, all great things end up in the end.

He also reflected Rielly and Nylander.

“We really joined and met together and really bowed to each other for many things,” Marner said. “Market was difficult, and we had to bow to each other. It was hard to call the boys and know what would happen. You know it, but it’s so that sports goes.”

Marner was ready for the “next chapter”

After the maple leaves Lost game 7 to Florida Panthers In the NHL playoffs in 2025, the camera caught the munter with his head in the chair. At that moment, he and fans did not fully realize it, but it ended. How could he be returned to a team and who would return to a market? That he could think of a time. But then a phone call came when everything changed.

Marner explained that his father-in-law had told his address online. Fans were circulating and made threatening comments.

“I want to go (same), sends us the screens of a guy who publishes your address online. If people want to come, pay a visit and say, in a way of mention, here is the address.” And it was a little hard, of course. The market is very passionate. I don’t know. Yes, when your family’s security is questioned, I don’t think it is acceptable.

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This led Marner and his wife to hire full-time safety, but in the end he pushed the maple. He called him a delicious decision.

“We decided that it was time for a new chapter,” Marner said. “Toronto was to be full-time and to be close to the family and the family, we thought it was a new chapter in life and we had kilometers to see other options and what we found.”

Marner made a point because of the passionate leaves because the nation has grown. He had the fans himself, so he understands the passion. But also a small group of fans can cross the line and can take players from the markets. Unfortunately, he said, probably should be a maple leaf for life. He was born here, he drafted here and the elastic was the best to ever take it. Now, it is preparing for the 2025-26 season with Vegas.

Marner reflected his childhood when he fulfilled the dream of playing Toronto.

“I always appreciate having a maple leaf and lead that crest for nine years in my chest,” he said. “I mean, I tried to give everything I had for these nine years and, you know, we couldn’t get it.

“There were so many good teams hurt. We lived in the moment. We had a misfortune. The fans showed me a great help in my nine years. You know something I will never forget.”

Marner will return to Toronto as a golden knight on January 23, although not long, while the team plays in Boston. However, this game will be circulated about all leaf fans.