Marner’s Last-Ditch Block Splits the Hockey Internet

Mitch Marner found himself at the center of a familiar playoff debate after a late block in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Fans always turn one split-second play into a referendum, and this one has enough heat to keep the arguments going for a while. The reaction says as much about playoff pressure as it does about Marner, which is why every frame of that moment matters.