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One day before the start of the NHL free agency, the Toronto and Vegas Golden Knights Maple Leafs struck gold on a successful business.
The Maple Leafs made the star striker Mitch Marner to the Knights, ESPN reported on Monday.
Marner was about to test the free agency for the first time, but it should be a sign and an exchange. We do not know what the New Deal of Marner will be.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs striker Mitch Marner (16), patina against the Florida panthers during the third period of the five games in the second round of the Stanley 2025 cup playoffs in Scotiabank Arena. (Images John E. Sokolowski-Imagn)
In return, the Leafs obtained the Nic Roy center, which has just finished its sixth year in Las Vegas and eighth in the general NHL classification after passing its first two with the Hurricanes of Caroline. Roy scored 15 goals and collected 16 assists for 31 points in 71 games for the Knights during the 2024-25 season.
Meanwhile, Marner completed his six -year limited contract with the Maple Leafs, the team for which he grew up as Markham, Ontario, from. The Marner’s agreement was a salary per season at $ 10.9 million.
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The 28 -year -old collected 741 points during his nine years with the organization, including 102 last season with 27 goals and 75 assists in 81 regular season games.
During the playoffs, Marner only scored twice, but he collected 11 assists for a total of 13 points in 13 games for Toronto.
Maple Leafs de Toronto, Mitch Marner (16), jumps during the warm -up before the second match of the second round of the Stanley 2025 cup playoffs against the Florida Panthers in Scotiabank Arena. (Nick Turchiaro / Imagn images)
Marner was the fourth choice in total in the draft of the NHL 2015 by the Maple Leafs, and it was worth this selection of first round given its production of production each season. But while Toronto continues to look for this final race for the Stanley Cup, a main contributor on the offensive moves to start a new chapter elsewhere in the League.
The Knights, led by veteran head coach Bruce Cassidy, won the Cup during the 2022-23 season-only six years after his inaugural season as an expansion franchise. In fact, they went to the Stanley Cup final during this 2017-18 campaign under the direction of Gerard Gallant.
Vegas went 50-22 last season, but finally had the same fate as Toronto, losing in the second round. The knights fell into the Edmonton Oilers of the Possible Western Conference, which again fell to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final.
Toronto Maple Leafs Right Mitch Marner (16) skates during the warm -up before a match against the Red Wings of Detroit in Scotiabank Arena. (Nick Turchiaro / Imagn images)
Marner now joins the best talents like Jack Eichel, Mark Ston, Tomáš Hertl and more next season.
And with the question of the Marner question, the Maple Leafs can concentrate their priorities elsewhere with the free agency starting at noon on July 1.
