Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been embroiled in trade rumors practically since his team was eliminated in the first round.
The situation appears to be somewhat stagnant. Marner has only one year left on his contract, and his salary of over 11 million worries some teams. The forward remains a star player in the NHL, but his status is uncertain.
Renowned reporter Darren Dreger recently stated that Leafs general manager Brad Treliving is quite fond of Marner and would prefer to extend his contract rather than trade him.
Could he really stay in Toronto this year? It's very possible, according to comments from the TSN journalist.
