Columnist Jabs Marner Over His “Dark Times” Remark

Mitch Marner’s comments about the dark moments in his Maple Leafs career have already drawn the kind of reaction Toronto specializes in. A veteran columnist took a snarky swipe, and that is usually the point where a local story stops being about one quote and starts becoming about years of baggage. In this market, every word from a star gets filed, framed, and thrown back at him when the temperature rises.