The Vegas Golden Knights have lost another game off the stick of former Leafs star Mitch Marner, who once again choked in the shootout.

Marner has just 6 goals through 32 games thus far with his new club, putting him on pace to finish with 15 goals — the lowest total of any season in his NHL career. To top it off, after breaking 100 points for the first time in his career last season, Marner is now on pace for just 82 points.

Marner’s latest mistake a costly one for the Golden Knights

Last night, the Markham, Ontario native had an opportunity to keep his team alive in the shootout. Unfortunately, he came up short on his attempt and had to rely on putting the puck in on the rebound to score. The goal was immediately waived off, as rebound goals are expressly forbidden in the shootout, and thus, the New Jersey Devils skated away with a 2-1 victory in Vegas.

During the shootout, when forward progress stops, the play is considered dead. When a puck bounces off of a goalie and back to the player’s stick, it not only stops forward progress of the puck, but it creates a double shot scenario when only one shot is allowed.

For Marner, to view this season as anything other than a disappointment would be delusional. This is a player who was supposed to go to Vegas, away from the pressure and the bright spotlight in Toronto and thrive in a more relaxed environment. Instead, it took all of one week before Marner was removed from the top line and placed on the team’s 2nd line with Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev.

Unfortunately, Leafs Nation can’t even enjoy Marner learning that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence, as the team has struggled without him this season to the tune of a 15-12-5 record, positioning them 6th in the Atlantic Division and 13th in the Eastern Conference.

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