Maple Leafs Get Reality Check After Mitch Marner's Exit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t done much to offset the loss of star forward Mitch Marner, and it’s already costing them in perception.

The deal materialized after days of speculation about a trade involving Marner’s rights and after multiple previous failed attempts.

The Golden Knights are rolling the dice on Mitch Marner. The Vegas hockey team pulled off a deal with the Maple Leafs to acquire Marner in a sign-and-trade that gave the hockey star an eight-year deal worth $12 million per season before shipping him off to Sin City,