Marner Savors Cup Final Arrival After Hockey’s Darker Days

Mitch Marner is sounding like a man who has seen every emotional pothole the league can throw at a star and finally reached the high road. He talks openly about the dark stretches in his hockey life, which makes this Cup Final trip feel less like a victory lap and more like relief. That kind of honesty usually comes from years of pressure, and it tells you this run means more than a box-score line ever could.