Blade of Steel has no direct affiliation to the Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL or NHLPA
Massive Update on Mitch Marner Being Traded to the Golden Knights Confirmed by Elliotte Friedman
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is on the verge of being traded to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and the latest update was confirmed by Elliotte Friedman.
The entire hockey world is paying attention to Toronto and Las Vegas today as there have been rumblings that Mitch Marner will be packaged in a sign-and-trade.
With confusion all over social media, Elliotte Friedman took to the FAN Hockey Show this morning, where he revealed the official status of trade talks.
As he explains, it is very likely that a trade gets done today, and that the Maple Leafs end up with center Nicolas Roy.
On the FAN Hockey Show, Elliotte Friedman says he still expects the Marner to Vegas trade to happen today and Nic Roy is in the deal
Friedman also went on to say that the Golden Knights are likely to sign Marner to a long-term deal, which goes against the recent reports that he would only sign for four years.
Elliotte Friedman, on the Fan Hockey Show, said that he now expects Mitch Marner to sign long-term (not just 4 years)
This has been a wild ride for Maple Leafs fans over the past few days. John Tavares and Matthew Knies have new contracts. Meanwhile, the team just traded for Matias Maccelli.
Toronto Maple Leafs on free agency
At this rate, the Leafs will have no more business to attend to if they keep making these massive moves.
General manager Brad Treliving has been on a generational run over these past few weeks, and you cannot help but appreciate just how hard he is working to make the Leafs as good as possible.
He wants to show ownership that he has a vision for the team, and so far, things are working out.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 30 | 440 ANSWERS Massive Update on Mitch Marner Being Traded to the Golden Knights Confirmed by Elliotte Friedman Do you believe Mitch Marner will be traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs today? | ||
| YES | 363 | 82.5 % |
| NO | 77 | 17.5 % |
| List of polls | ||