Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is the latest to chime in on the atmosphere inside Scotiabank Arena.
Former NHL player and current analyst Paul Bissonnette believes the Toronto Maple Leafs should consider a bold move next summer. As Bissonnette explained on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs should pursue the signing of new Carolina Hurricanes forward Mikko Rantanen if he gets to free agency and Toronto lets Mitch Marner walk.
A trade pitch has the Toronto Maple Leafs trading star forward Mitch Marner in a five-player deal with the Nashville Predators.
Extending Mitch Marner during the regular season is a commitment to mediocrity. Look, I’m not saying that a Mitch Marner extension is a bad thing or harms the teamm and I want to be very clear that this has nothing to do with Mitch Marner as a person or a player.
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Hurricanes explored trades involving Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, but ultimately pivoted at the last moment. Speaking on "The Daily Faceoff Rundown" on Monday, Frank Seravalli revealed that Carolina could also have “inquired” about Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner.
Asked about the state of extension talks with not only Marner but John Tavares and pending RFA Matthew Knies earlier this month, Leafs GM Brad Treliving said, “Those are things that we always are looking at and talking about and rumbling around, but nothing to report right now.”
Maple Leafs Starting to Fall
DJ and music producer ‘Kygo’ had a pair of Toronto Maple Leafs take the stage with him at Scotiabank Arena during his most recent stop of his World Tour. In a video posted by Spittin’ Chiclets on X, star forward Mitch Marner and goaltender Joseph Woll can be seen taking turns on the microphone and exchanging hugs with Kygo on stage.
The conversation around Marner’s situation has drawn comparisons to Mikko Rantanen’s recent trade from the Colorado Avalanche this past weekend. Both star forwards are in the
Mikko Rantanen was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday and it raised big questions about forward Mitch Marner.
Mitch Marner knows everything that comes while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The spotlight can be extremely tough yet rewarding when the team succeeds.
As for a blockbuster similar to what we saw on Friday night — a three-team deal involving the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks that saw star winger Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall land in Carolina and Martin Necas head to Colorado — don’t expect it to happen.