Overview

• Mitch Marner departed in a sign-and-trade to Vegas on July 1, signing an eight-year deal as Toronto received two-way forward Nicolas Roy.
• Matthew Knies floated William Nylander as a candidate to join Auston Matthews on the top unit, a move that could impact the club’s second-line balance with John Tavares.
• General manager Brad Treliving added forwards Matias Maccelli, Roy, and Dakota Joshua as the roster shifts toward a heavier, north-south style under Berube.
• Roy is projected as a penalty-killing, third-line centre with a $3 million cap hit and two seasons remaining, offering flexibility rather than a direct offensive replacement.
• Knies enters the first year of a six-year, $46.5 million extension with an expanded role, while Elliotte Friedman suggested Marner might have re-signed had Toronto won Game 7 against Florida.