With the Toronto Maple Leafs officially being eliminated form the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Mitch Marner's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs in unclear and a new report indicates where he will want to go if he leaves.
Like the Vancouver Canucks, the disappointment the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans are feeling is at an all-time high as they have come up short again, getting knocked off by the Florida Panthers for the second year in a row.
Vancouver Canucks will most likely no have a chance at signing Mitch Marner
NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman Frank Seravalli claims that Marner will be likely demanding a contract in the ball park of seven-years, $13 million AAV, which would make him among the 10 highest paid players in the National Hockey League.
Although exciting, it appears that the Canucks have no chance at singing him this offseason.
According to Anthony Di Marco of the Daily Faceoff, he reported that a source very close to Marner's camp made it clear that if he were to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs, he does not want to play in another Canadian Market.
a source close to the situation has revealed that if Marner is to leave Toronto in free agency, he's likely to leave Canada completely, ruling out Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal. - Di Marco
There has been no real reason or confirmation from Marner himself that this would be the case, but as it stands right now, Marner's future with the Vancouver Canucks is now confirmed to be not in the cards.
Regardless, you best believe that General Manager Patrik Allvin will be putting a major offer down to try and land the superstar.