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Pressure building on Maple Leafs star Marner amid quiet start to series

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The outside pressure is turning up for Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner ahead of Game 3 against the Boston Bruins. Despite the Maple Leafs heading home with a 1-1 tie in their first-round series with the Bruins, attention is being paid to Marner’s quiet start to the postseason.

Despite the Maple Leafs heading home with a 1-1 tie in their first-round series with the Bruins, attention is being paid to Marner’s quiet start to the postseason.

Marner, with his face removed, was featured on the cover of the Toronto Sun Wednesday with the accompanying title"The Invisible Leaf."Marner, who missed time late in the regular season with an ankle injury, finished with 26 goals and 85 points in 69 games, topping the point-per-game mark for the sixth straight season.

With outside noise building, head coach Sheldon Keefe praised Marner's play after a 3-2 win in Game 2 on Monday night. "I have no issues with that line. They are doing a good job," Keefe told reporters on the team's off day. "I watched a bunch of forechecks this morning. Those guys are really working, competing, and creating a lot of pressure up ice, which is allowing them to spend less time in our end. I like a lot about what that group is doing.

 

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