Overview

• Auston Matthews, speaking at Hockey Night in Brampton, said the Maple Leafs will miss Mitch Marner and called the move part of the business, adding he feels good about the roster changes.
• After a 33-goal, injury-affected season, Matthews reiterated he expects to be 100 percent healthy for 2025-26 following offseason treatment.
• Analyst Spencer Lazary projects a major bounce back, predicting Matthews could reach at least 60 goals if he stays healthy, a forecast framed as contingent on his status.
• Mitch Marner departed June 30 in a sign-and-trade to the Golden Knights and signed an eight-year, $96 million deal, with Nicolas Roy returning to Toronto in the transaction.
• William Nylander said Marner was focused on Toronto during the season, as TSN reported the Leafs asked him to waive his no-trade clause for Carolina and he declined, and Toronto has since added Matias Maccelli, Nicolas Roy, Dakota Joshua and Michael Pezzetta to bolster depth.