Bobby McMann’s tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs came to an end Friday as he was traded to the Seattle Kraken just before the trade deadline.
McMann, a pending unrestricted free agent, was moved for second- and fourth-round picks after playing the first 200 games of his NHL career with the Maple Leafs.
The 29-year-old winger admitted to Joshua Kloke of The Athletic that Toronto can be a difficult market to play in, with the noise only amplified when the team struggles, such as they have this season.
“Yeah, it can be. When things aren’t going well, it’s that much harder to play there, I think,” McMann told Kloke. “We’re all human, and I think all NHL players at times get put on a pedestal. Everybody lets things get…