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Mitch Marner will continue his career in Las Vegas.
Marner signed an eight seasons contract and the Maple Leafs then exchanged it to the Golden Knights in Vegas. The agreement is of total value of $ 96 million, which will bring it an annual average of $ 12 million per season, a slight salary increase compared to its last contract.
In return, the Maple Leafs obtained the Quebec striker Nicolas Roy.
The contract was first signed before the transaction so that it can be lasting eight years, rather than seven years. He is 36 years old when his contract ends.
“Vegas would not have been able to give an eight -year contract to Mitch Marner. It would have been a maximum of seven years to marner. This is why he signed with the Leafs, before being exchanged in Vegas. It’s a bit like Matthew Tkachuk, who was exchanged by Calgary to go to Florida. “Said Pierre Lebrun to our colleague Daniel Richard.
Marner was to become free as the air at noon on Tuesday, for the first time in her career. The Golden Knights were the favorites to obtain the services of Marner, who sees his journey in Toronto ending.
“It is disappointing for other teams, like the Kings of Los Angeles, who according to my information, were to take a flight to Toronto tomorrow evening to spend the day with Marner and his agent to convince him to sign,” revealed Pierre Lebrun. “No need to go to the plane, Mitch Marner will be with Vegas. »»
Author of a 102-point season in 2024-2025, the first in his career at least 100 points, Marner therefore played nine seasons in the uniform of Maple Leafs.
He totaled 221 goals and 520 aids for a total of 741 points in 657 games. Recovered in 2015, in fourth row by the Leafs, Marner is the second best pointer in his cuvée after Connor McDavid.
Marner has often been criticized for her performance in series expectations, with 63 points in 70 games. During his adventure in Toronto, the Maple Leafs won only two series, including one this year.
In 2024-2025, Marner sold the last season of a six-year contract to an annual average of $ 10.903 million.
In the case of Roy, the Maple Leafs therefore obtain a former champion of the Stanley Cup who can add a good depth, without however replacing Marner.
Roy is a 28 -year -old veteran who has spent the last six seasons with Vegas, winning the Stanley Cup in 2023.
Last year, he collected 15 goals and 31 points in 71 games, in addition to adding four points in series. Roy had his best season in 2023-2024, with 41 points.
During the conquest of the Golden Knights in 2023, he contributed with 11 points in 22 games.
During his career of 369 NHL games, with the Hurricanes of Caroline and the Golden Knights, he collected 68 goals and 98 aids for a total of 166 points. It was a choice of Fourth Tour of the Hurricanes in 2015.
