Today’s Sunday Sport section in The Mercury News and East Bay Times features a heartfelt goodbye from Patrick Marleau, who headed to Toronto last Wednesday before the Maple Leafs training camp begins.
The full page color ad mirrors the note Marleau’s wife, Christina, posted on Twitter following the announcement that he had signed with the Leafs back in July.
The ad also calls back to the full page ad the Sharks organization took out to thank Marleau for his years in San Jose.
This transition hasn’t felt like an easy decision for Marleau.