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A day before NHL’s free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Las Vegas Golden Knights hit the gold in an exchange of box office.
The Maple Leafs gave striker All-Star Mitch Marner to the Knights, ESPN reported on Monday.
Marner was about to prove free agency for the first time, but this is expected to be a sign and commerce. It is unknown what Marner’s new agreement will be.
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The eaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner (16), Patina against the Florida Panthers during the third period of game five of the second round of the Stanley 2025 Cup playoffs in Scotiabank Arena. (John E. Sokolowski-Imagn)
In return, the Leafs are obtaining the center of Nic Roy, who has just finished his sixth year in Las Vegas and the eighth in general in the NHL after spending his first two with Carolina’s hurricanes. Roy scored 15 goals and distributed 16 assists for 31 points in 71 games for gentlemen during the 2024-25 season.
Meanwhile, Marner finished his six -year restricted agreement with the Maple Leafs, the team he grew up supporting as Markham’s native, Ontario. Marner’s agreement was a salary blow per season at $ 10.9 million.
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The 28 -year -old scored 741 points during his nine years with the organization, including 102 last season with 27 goals and 75 assists in 81 regular seasonal games.
During the playoffs, Marner only scored twice, but had 11 assists for a total of 13 points in 13 games for Toronto.
The right wing of Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner (16) jumps during warming before the game two of the second round of the Stanley 2025 Cup playoffs against the Florida Panthers in Scotiabank Arena. (Images Nick TURCHIARO/IMAGN)
Marner was the fourth general selection in the NHL 2015 Draft by the Maple Leafs, and worth that first round selection given its production production every season. But as Toronto continues to look for that final race of the Stanley Cup, a main taxpayer in the offensive end advances to start a new chapter in another part of the League.
The gentlemen, led by the veteran chief coach Bruce Cassidy, won the Cup during the 2022-23 season, only six years after their inaugural season as an expansion franchise. Actually they went to the Stanley Cup final during that 2017-18 campaign under Gerard Gallant’s leadership.
Vegas had 50-22 last season, but finally had the same destination as Toronto, losing in the second round. The knights fell to the eventual champion of the West Conference of Edmonton Oilers, who fell to the Florida Panthers once again in the Stanley Cup final.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS RIGHT WING MITCH MARNER (16) skate during warming before a game against the Detroit Red Wings in Scotiabank Arena. (Images Nick TURCHIARO/IMAGN)
Marner now joins the best talents such as Jack Eichel, Mark Ston, Tomáš Hertl and more next season.
And with Marner’s question answered, the Maple Leafs can focus their priorities in other places with free agency from midday on July 1.
