Marner Faces Avals Test If He Wants Toronto Critics Quiet

Mitch Marner has spent enough time in Toronto to know that reputation comes with a short fuse and a long memory. The Avalanche are the kind of team that can expose every soft spot in a star’s game, which is exactly why this matchup matters more than a box score usually would. If Marner wants to change the temperature back home, he needs a night that looks like a statement, not a seminar.