Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is a new-age hero with an old-school approach Globe_Sports
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, centre, celebrates with teammates after beating the Boston Bruins in Game 3, at Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, on April 15, 2019.Playoff heroes who drop face-first in front of slap shots are not supposed to look and act like Mitch Marner.They have a four-day covering of grizzle on their chins, except during the NHL postseason, when they sport a beard that is the envy of the Amish.
Marner had to admit before the playoff series started that while it may be his third postseason in the NHL, he still can’t muster anything close to a playoff beard. But Marner is today’s NHL version of the complete player. He uses his wits and his quick hands to both create goals and take them away from opponents, rather than send bodies flying.
He lobbied and got a spot on the penalty-killing unit. Then he showed everyone how to use smarts and stickhandling skills to take the puck away from the other side’s big stars. And when Marner drops in front of his opposite number Pastrnak to block the Bruins’ last gasp with no regard to his cherubic visage, Tavares and the rest of the Leafs soak up the adrenalin rush. It is a side of Marner that Tavares admits he didn’t know about, even though he had a healthy respect for his offensive skills when he signed with the Leafs last summer.
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