Two Maple Leafs decide not to address the media after Game 7 loss
After the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped another game 7 to the Boston Bruins, Morgan Rielly and Mitch Marner both decided not to address the media, causing further controversy.
The Toronto Maple Leafs again failed to make meaningful improvement in the post-season this year, and with that has come criticism across the board. Many people are calling for Sheldon Keefe to be fired, while others focus on the lack of production from $11 million dollar forward Mitch Marner. Throughout the series, Marner was the punching bag for a lot of the Leafs' woes.
After facing a lot of criticism throughout the series for his lack of production, fans are feeling even more frustrated as he and Morgan Rielly did not address the media after their loss. This comes despite both players being in leadership roles on the team.
The criticism comes as both Marner and Rielly were on the ice and made game-defining mistakes on the final goal. Marner, not impeding Pastrnak's path to the Leafs zone, and Rielly failing to close out on him after he picked up the dump in.
With an NMC, it is hard to imagine Marner not being a Toronto Maple Leaf next year. However, his contract is coming up for renewal, and that could be the final straw as many fans believe he has not earned a pay raise, or even a contract that maintains his current AAV.
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