My opinion:
Imagine we were all capable of making this apology without hesitation, on air, live, with class and elegance and no ego. Most aren’t.
Fact:
Ron is a great teammate and better human!
Mitch Marner could have been a Hurricane last year, but he vetoed the trade 😱
Around the trade deadline in 2025, then-Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving approached Marner about a potential move that would've sent him to Carolina in exchange for Mikko Rantanen. Marner refused to waive his no-movement clause, and remained a Maple Leaf for the rest of the season.
After departing from Toronto and signing with Vegas, Marner finds himself on the losing end of a battle with the Canes in the #StanleyCupFinal... 😬
(H/T https://t.co/BHQ58EkW9r)
And if he doesn't win the Conn Smythe Trophy he'll be the only player to get selected first overall, win the Hart Trophy + Stanley Cup with 3 different teams.
Toe Blake with Montreal, Hap Day with Toronto and Cooney Weiland with Boston are the only other people in NHL history to both captain and coach the same organization to a Stanley Cup. Pretty neat company for Rod Brind’Amour.