Former Leaf Zach Bogosian defends Mitch Marner against criticism
Minnesota Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian stuck up for his former teammate Mitch Marner while appearing on a podcast.
After the Toronto Maple Leafs came up short against the Boston Bruins yet again in the NHL playoffs, Mitch Marner recieved a ton of hate from Leafs fans criticizing his poor playoff performance, something which has unfortunately become commonplace.
Marner's former teammate, Zach Bogosian, has come to Marner's defence. On the Cam and Strick podcast, Bogosian talked about how he felt about the situation.
«I know that Toronto gets a lot of grief about how much they're paying the big boys and taking up a chunk of the salary cap,» Bogosian began, addressing the debate about the Leafs' roster construction. «But those guys deserve it, man. They're all really good.»
More specifically, Bogosian talked about Marner, and how he feels bad for him for always ending up on the negative side of talks when it comes to the Leafs playoff failures, and he had some strong words.
«I'm going to bat for Mitchy. I don't understand why everyone is always up his a** about everything. I mean, that kid is such a good kid, he's a good leader, and he's always trying to take care of everyone around the locker room. He's obviously a great player, but it's almost like he's the scapegoat for everyone, like a lightning rod for everyone to say, ‘this is the problem.'"
While not every Leaf fan has had something to bad to say about Marner these last few months, there is no denying that he disappears when it matters most, going from 85 points in 69 regular season games, to just 3 points in 7 playoff games. There's no doubt he needs to step up during crunch time.
«I've played with a lot of guys and he is as good of a person and a teammate as I've ever seen. A lot of people give him sh** about this and that and we haven't done this and it's like, well, he's trying everything,» Bogosian explained. «He's such a good person, he's a good leader like I said.»
«I'll have his back every fu***** day of the week, man,» he reiterated. «That kid, he is the best. Anyone that has something to say about him, you can f*** off because he's such a good person, they don't know. Anybody that doesn't know somebody, and decides they are going to rip him, get to know the person first.»
«I'll have his back every fu***** day of the week, man,» he reiterated. «That kid, he is the best. Anyone that has something to say about him, you can f*** off because he's such a good person, they don't know. Anybody that doesn't know somebody, and decides they are going to rip him, get to know the person first.»
Marner is going to have a massive bounce back in the playoffs next year if he wants any hope of shedding the «playoff choker» label he has seemingly made for himself, and what better year to do it in than during a contract year.
Source: Hockey Patrol
Zach Bogosian sends a clear message to Mitch Marner's haters
Zach Bogosian sends a clear message to Mitch Marner's haters
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