Leafs GM Brad Treliving 'anticipates' Mitch Marner hitting open market in free agency

National Post

4 hours ago

The long goodbye to Mitch Marner is nearing its end.
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In his media availability heading into the National Hockey League draft and free agency, Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving wasn't bursting with optimism that the club will retain the star winger.
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Not that we expected that Treliving was going to emerge in the Leafs dressing room at the Ford Performance Centre early on Thursday afternoon and tell us that a new contract with Marner was imminent.
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'Unless there's a significant change here, I would anticipate that he's going to hit the market,' Treliving said. 'I wouldn't say a whole lot of change right now (in talks with Marner's agent, Darren Ferris). We're approaching free agency. We've had communication.'
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Treliving on Marner: "We've had communication. Probably describe it, unless there's a significant change here, I would anticipate that he's going to hit the market." #Leafs
— Terry Koshan 🇺🇦 (@koshtorontosun) June 26, 2025
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Ferris didn't immediately return a text seeking comment.
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The plan on Marner's side has been to go to July 1 and sift through offers, of which there should be plenty, before making a decision. As the top player available in free agency, Marner is likely going to land somewhere in the range of $13 million to $14 million US a year on his next contract.
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Vegas, Los Angeles, Dallas, Anaheim and Carolina are thought to be the team that will be at the front of the line to sign the 28-year-old.
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