Maple Leafs GM Opens Up on Plans to Replace Mitch Marner originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Maple Leafs face a major task after moving on from Mitch Marner in a sign-and-trade deal completed with the Vegas Golden Knights on the verge of free agency.

The deal materialized after days of speculation about a trade involving Marner’s rights and after multiple previous failed attempts.

The Golden Knights are rolling the dice on Mitch Marner. The Vegas hockey team pulled off a deal with the Maple Leafs to acquire Marner in a sign-and-trade that gave the hockey star an eight-year deal worth $12 million per season before shipping him off to Sin City,