Toronto Maple Leafs: The Importance of Recognizing Pro Athletes as People

The Toronto Maple Leafs will not be playing any time soon.

Even though the NHL has taken a leave of absence, this still leaves players to dwell on their last games and not be able to prove themselves. This can cause a major impact on their mental health.

I recently saw a tweet which said we were lucky the Toronto Maple Leafs last game was a win, otherwise we would be stewing on that for week.

This reminded me of Mitch Marner’s advice to his teammates to stay off social media after a bad loss in Anaheim, which he was critiqued for. Although we often praise Toronto Maple Leafs players like Marner and Campbell for their go-lucky attitude, it is important to remember these are young men who have…