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Maple Leafs Trade Marner to Golden Knights in Pre-Free Agency Sign-and-Trade

A pre-free agency sign-and-trade enabled Marner to sign an eight-year, $96-million deal that reduces his average cap hit compared with an open market contract.

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Overview

  • The Maple Leafs sent pending UFA Mitch Marner to Vegas and secured an eight-year, $96-million contract for the 28-year-old winger before free agency opened.
  • Toronto received centre Nicolas Roy in return, creating roughly $9 million in immediate cap relief under the new deal structure.
  • By using a sign-and-trade, Marner’s salary is spread over eight years instead of seven, lowering his annual cap hit from what it would have been on the open market.
  • Toronto further reshaped its lineup by acquiring winger Matias Maccelli for a conditional 2027 third-round pick and signing forward Matthew Knies to a six-year, $46.5 million extension.
  • The Edmonton Oilers locked up their blue line and added depth by extending defenseman Evan Bouchard on a four-year, $42 million deal and re-signing winger Kasperi Kapanen to a one-year, $1.3 million contract.