Sometimes a hockey player goes viral, and Mitch Marner is finding out what that’s like right now. I’m not absolutely sure, but I might have started it in print with this:
I wrote that at midnight after Game 7, and published it the next morning. Chris Johnston also published this on June 1:
Think about it: They are loaded with high-end talent, basically the main ingredient missing from the Canadiens roster, and should be able to overcome one error per game. Yet just like in last year’s play-in series loss to Columbus that error proved to be fatal.