Mitch Marner responds to question about the Mike Babcock resignation
Unless you've been living under a rock or in a remote area well off the grid, you'll have full awareness of the Mike Babcock ordeal in Columbus, regarding accusations that he had gone through players' phones to view their photo albums. This news wasn't surprising to anyone in Leafs Nation, who knew first hand just how problematic Babcock was from his time in Toronto, prior to his dismissal in 2019.
On Tuesday, we learned that it was actually a former Maple Leaf who reported the issue to Spittin' Chiclets co-host Paul Bissonnette, which Bissonnette then shared on the podcast. In the end, it led to an NHLPA investigation and a Babcock resignation.
Naturally, the media in Toronto wanted to get the Leafs' opinion of the matter during media day to kick off training camp. One of the players who was asked about Babcock was Mitch Marner, who was an unfortunate victim of Babcock's antics in the past. However, instead of sewering Babcock even more, Marner opted to take the high road, refusing to reveal whether or not Babcock had gone through his phone as a rookie.
Tavares took a similar approach.
Part of me would have loved to have seen Marner and Tavares share their true feelings, but I completely understand why they didn't. The whole thing was already a media circus. We can't blame them for not wanting to prolong any of the noise. They've moved on and it won't be long before the rest of the hockey world does as well.
| POLL | ||
20 SEPTEMBRE | 216 ANSWERS Mitch Marner responds to question about the Mike Babcock resignation Do you appreciate Marner and Tavares taking the high road and not making the Babcock issue even bigger than it already is? | ||
| Yes, good on them | 161 | 74.5 % |
| No, drag that idiot through the mud | 28 | 13 % |
| Don't care | 27 | 12.5 % |
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