This isn’t the first time the Toronto Maple Leafs have tried trading Mitch Marner’s contract, but it is certainly the club’s last and most desperate attempt to do so.
TORONTO — This isn’t the first time the Toronto Maple Leafs have tried trading Mitch Marner’s contract, but it is certainly the club’s last and most desperate attempt to do so.
As the all-star winger sits poised to become the NHL’s most coveted unrestricted free agent on Tuesday, general manager Brad Treliving is working the phones in an attempt to salvage something for the soon-to-be-lost asset.
Marner’s most aggressive suitor, the Vegas Golden Knights, are entertaining the idea of a sign-and-trade scenario, presumably to hop the queue and offer the player an eight-year, maximum-term contract that would keep Marner’s cap hit lower than a seven-year deal would.
The Maple Leafs are reportedly interested in Knights players Nicolas Roy and/or Nicolas Hague in a potential return, according to multiple reports Saturday.
Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman tweeted he believes Roy will be bound for Toronto if the sign-and-trade is agreed upon:
