Mitch Marner details frightening online threats he received after Maple Leafs' playoff exit: 'When your family's safety comes into question, I don't think it's acceptable'

"My wife's father calls me and goes, 'I just want to let you know, we've got people sending us screenshots of a guy posting your address online saying that if people want to come pay us a visit and say, you know, their goodbyes, in a quotation way, here's the address,'"

"It was a little tough, obviously. I mean, we kind of dealt with it for the last two years in a way. The market's very passionate. They love the team. I mean, I know it. I was born and raised there. I've been a part of the Leafs Nation for a long time. But when your family's safety comes into question, especially having a new son, I don't think it's acceptable."

"We lose Game 7 as we do in [the most] non-enjoyable way of all time probably, You know, [you] get home, you're pretty disappointed, you're pretty devastated at that. You know, the thought also of it being my last Maple Leaf game at home."

Mitch Marner described the aftermath of Toronto's 6-1 Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers as deeply disappointing and noted it was his last Maple Leaf home game. He recounted fans escalating displeasure into threats, including a social post sharing his home address. Marner said his wife's father alerted him to screenshots and that the family required nearly full-time security for about two weeks after the playoffs. He acknowledged the market's passion and his roots in Leafs Nation, but said threats to his family's safety—especially with a new son—were unacceptable.

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