With Mitch Marner’s contract situation unresolved, the Toronto Maple Leafs may have a contingency plan in place. According to NHL insider Nick Kypreos, the Leafs are considering targeting Mikko Rantanen as a potential Marner replacement if the winger leaves in free agency.

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced a tough trade deadline on Friday, with star forward Mitch Marner entering the final weeks of his deal and no agreement in place for an extension. According to NHL insider Chris Johnston,

The NHL trade deadline has passed, and many players are now settling into their new homes. Among them is Mikko Rantanen, who hit the ice for the first time with the Dallas Stars on Saturday morning one day after being traded from the Carolina Hurricanes.

Before losing Mikko Rantanen at the trade deadline, the Carolina Hurricanes reportedly looked at adding Mitch Marner. The Hurricanes "initially asked for" Marner when discussing a potential Rantanen trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs,

Toronto's power play is firing on all cylinders, and we expect Mitch Marner to remain at the forefront of the Buds' special teams production.

Matthew Knies broke a tie 6:21 into the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday. Mitch Marner knocked down Igor Shesterkin’s attempt to rim the puck around the glass while behind his net and the loose puck came to Auston Matthews,

It was a record set only a couple of months ago when Mitch Marner became the fastest player in Toronto Maple Leafs’ history to reach 700 points, doing it in 622 regular season games. But records are meant to be broken and on Sunday afternoon,

One day after the NHL Trade Deadline came and went, multiple reports surfaced, revealing that Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner was asked to waive his no-movement clause in an effort to land now-Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen.

Mitch Marner's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs is uncertain, as an NHL insider has suggested he might be leaving. Despite being a key player since 2015, contract negotiations have stalled. Speculation about potential trades and free agency looms,

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.

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the Mitch Marner situation in Toronto, what happened with the Carolina Hurricanes and how things could play out. Ron MacLean: “Mitchell Marner.”