Ex-Leafs Star Mitch Marner Accidentally Confirms Tampering From Vegas Golden Knights

After reports surfaced that the Leafs and Golden Knights were in discussions regarding a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner, it was later revealed the two sides may have engaged in those discussions due to tampering allegations from the Leafs against the Golden Knights.

Ultimately, a trade was completed and made official prior to free agency, with the allegations of tampering disappearing.

During his introductory press conference, however, Marner accidentally alluded to those allegations having some truth after he revealed he had discussed things about Vegas with his now teammates Adin Hill and Mark Stone while playing together at the 4-Nations Faceoff.

While Marner attempted to walk back his comments, saying his conversations had nothing to do with playing in Vegas, but rather getting to know the guys, Leafs Nation is reading between the lines and noting that it is seemingly when he decided he was done in Toronto.

The 28-year-old's comments about discussing Vegas during the 4-Nations Faceoff directly contradicted his other comments about when Vegas became a likely destination at the trade deadline when Vegas attempted to acquire him in a 3-team trade.