The Toronto Maple Leafs made a splash at the NHL’s 2025 trade deadline Friday, pulling off two significant deals to improve the team. But according to a Sportsnet report, the Leafs could’ve made a blockbuster move by trading star right winger Mitch Marner to Carolina for star right winger Mikko Rantanen.

Brad Treliving finally broke the silence regarding the Mitch Marner/Mikko Rantanen saga, reiterating his faith in the Maple Leafs superstar winger. With the NHL Trade Deadline behind us, we nearly saw a wild deal involving Mitch Marner and Mikko Rantanen.

Brad Treliving held an impromptu and brief meeting with the media on Sunday to address the report that he approached Mitch Marner about potentially waiving his no-move clause ahead of the trade deadline.

In spite of the fact that he remains a Toronto Maple Leaf at least until the end of this current National Hockey League season, there's no question that the Mitch Marner saga in Toronto saw a dramatic shift occur over the NHL's Trade Deadline this past Friday.

Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner played a lot of minutes in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks. Matthews logged a season-high 25:55 and Marner a season-high 27:29.

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night, their second straight defeat after losing 3-2 in a shootout to the San Jose Sharks on Monday.

Marner is in the final season of a six-year, $65.41 million contract and carries a cap hit of $10.9 million this campaign. He is expected to command between $12.5 million and $16 million annually thanks to the reported salary cap increase starting next season.