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Mitch Marner has been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights -- with an eight-year hold successful place, sources told ESPN connected Monday. Forward Nicholas Roy volition spell to the Toronto Maple Leafs successful return.
Marner's caller woody volition wage him a $12 cardinal mean yearly value, according to sources. The 28-year-old was the biggest sanction entering Tuesday's NHL escaped agency, and a fistful of teams were hoping to marque pitches. Marner, 28, was the NHL's 5th starring scorer past play with 102 points -- 36 much than the adjacent closest escaped agent. The winger was drafted by his hometown Maple Leafs astatine No. 4 wide successful 2015.
The Maple Leafs knew that Marner was looking to trial the escaped cause marketplace astatine the extremity of the play -- and implicit the past fewer days worked with Vegas, which was known to beryllium Marner's preferred destination, connected a woody to recoup value. The Maple Leads held Marner's rights until conscionable earlier midnight connected Tuesday.
Had Marner go an unrestricted escaped agent, helium would person lone been capable to motion for a maximum of 7 years with his caller team.
Marner conscionable finished a six-year woody that paid him $10.9 cardinal annually. Marner, who played for Team Canada astatine Four Nations and apt volition marque their Olympic squad also, has 221 goals and 741 points successful 9 NHL seasons.
Toronto wide manager Brad Treliving has stayed engaged this week, re-signing John Tavares and Matthew Knies to caller deals portion trading for Utah guardant Matias Macceli earlier connected Monday.
Roy, 28, is simply a halfway who is entering twelvemonth 4 of a 5 twelvemonth woody that pays him $3 cardinal annually.
Ahead of the Marner trade, the Golden Knights their ain headdress abstraction by sending defenseman Nicholas Hague to the Nashville Predators connected Monday.
The woody makes Marner the highest paid subordinate connected Vegas, nevertheless halfway Jack Eichel ($10 cardinal AAV) is entering the last twelvemonth of his declaration and is eligible to motion an hold this summer. The Golden Knights whitethorn not beryllium done this offseason. According to sources, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is expected to spell connected Long Term Injured Reserve, which could make much flexibility.
Sign-and-trades up of escaped bureau are becoming a inclination for NHL teams who cognize they are not going to motion their coveted player; past play the Carolina Hurricanes dealt Jake Guentzel's rights to the Tampa Bay Lightning, earlier helium signed a seven-year deal.
