Marner seemed OK with all of that in the early days of his Leafs career. He earned rave reviews from the Boston Bruins after his second playoff series in 2018, when he shined with nine points in a seven-game loss. He piled up 94 points, the most by a Leaf in more than 20 years, as a 21-year-old a season later.

Just two days after a season-ending 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the second-round series in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs held their end-of-season media availability.

The Colorado Avalanche’s 2024–25 season had no shortage of twists. First, a rocky four-game losing streak to start the year, and then an early-season goalie carousel.

Marner was already linked to Carolina back in March when rumors of Rantanen being on the move came to light. It was reported that Marner decided not to waive his no movement club for the trade to possibly happen. With the door wide open, the Hurricanes could look to revisit this option.

As soon as the final horn sounded after the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their second-round series, Mitch Marner was the very last player to leave the ice. He looked like a player who may have played his last game with the club.

Remember when the Toronto Maple Leafs were interested in Mikko Rantanen before he was traded from the Dallas Stars? There were reports that Mitch Marner refused to waive his no-movement clause and so the deal fell through.

Impending free agent Mitch Marner has proven to be overly sensitive to criticism by the Toronto fanbase and media throughout his tenure with the Maple Leafs.

Mitch Marner's time in Toronto appears to be up.The Maple Leafs' star is set to become an unrestricted free agent and seems destined to test the open market. There have been no rumblings of the two sides working on a new deal,

Tavares, like Marner, grew up in the Toronto area dreaming of being a Maple Leaf. When he left the New York Islanders to sign a seven-year, $77 million contract ($11 million average annual value) on July 1, 2018, he publicly announced his decision by posting a childhood photo on social media of sleeping under Maple Leafs covers.

NHL insider Jesse Blake of SDPN claims Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving doesn't want Mitch Marner back.

Mitch Marner loves Toronto. How can you blame him? Just under 10 years ago, the kid from Markham was drafted by his boyhood club. Since then, he’s scored 741 in 657 games with the Maple Leafs logo on his jersey.