JUST Now :Insider Says Maple Leafs’ $65 Million Forward Is ‘Likely’ to Return

Mitch Marner is likely to return to the Maple Leafs.

NHL insider Chris Johnston expects Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner to be back with the team for the 2024-25 NHL season.

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Marner has been the subject of trade rumors since Toronto was eliminated in the playoffs as he’s entering the final year of the seven-year $65.4 million deal he signed in 2019. Although Marner has been mocked in plenty of trades, no deal has been made and Johnston expects him to remain with Toronto.

turning if that is how things turn out, if there isn’t enough interest, or if a trade that kind of even makes sense,” Johnston said on The Chris Johnston Show.

As Johnston says, Toronto is comfortable with Marner returning for the 2024-25 NHL season and playing out the final year of his contract, despite all the trade rumors.

Marner recorded 26 goals and 59 assists for 85 points in 69 regular season games last year with Toronto.

New Maple Leafs Coach Wants to Coach Marner

Toronto hired Stanley Cup-winning head coach Craig Berube to replace Sheldon Keefe.

Speaking on June 29 after the NHL draft, Berube told reporters that he was excited for the chance to coach Marner.

and obviously a great player,” Berube told the media. “I’m looking forward to coaching him.”

1. Marner is one of the most skilled players in the NHL, but many analysts thought the Maple Leafs would look to trade him as the core group of players hasn’t worked.

Since Marner became a full-time player with Toronto in 2016, the Maple Leafs have won just one playoff series in eight years. In his playoff career, Marner has skated in 57 games recording 11 goals and 39 assists for 50 points.

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