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After their postseason ended, and the Toronto Maple Leafs ‘ Mitch Marner had cleaned out his locker, he was asked in an exit interview about his desire to stay in Toronto. His answer was no surprise. Marner noted, “That’d be a goal.

I’ve expressed my love for this place, this city. Obviously, I’ve grown up here,” he said. “We’ll start thinking about that now and trying to figure something out .



.. It means the world to me.

” Then he added a highly-critiqued note that, from his perspective, Maple Leafs players are “looked upon as kind of gods” in the Toronto area. Falling From Grace Can Have Prodigious Impacts Since the season has ended, Marner has become a pariah in Toronto. It seems that much of the fanbase wants him gone – sooner rather than later.

If he is perceived as a “god,” he’s become a fallen one. While not in proportion to history’s most renowned fallen god – Lucifer – there are similarities in fans’ minds. While Marner’s situation with the Maple Leafs is far from the cosmic scale of Lucifer’s fall from grace, there are parallels in the narratives of ambition and the consequences of perceived overreach.

Marner, once celebrated as a hometown hero with colossal talent, has faced criticism for his contract negotiations. Some fans felt he prioritized personal gain over the team’s needs. Similarly, as the narrative goes, Lucifer was an archangel renowned for his beauty and wisdom.

He also fell from God’s favor due to pride and .

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