Leafs GM Brad Treliving Responds to Point Blank Inquiry About Mitch Marner Deal with Vegas

During the second day of the NHL Entry Draft, one of the bigger pieces of information that was passed around was the rumour circulating that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vegas Golden Knights were engaged in conversations surrounding a possible sign-and-trade involving Mitch Marner.

The Golden Knights were the rumoured favourites to land the talented winger in free agency, but with cap space issues, they needed to find a way to shed salary. Now, it appears as though a sign-and-trade is the more probable outcome.

With rumours swirling, Leafs general manager Brad Treliving addressed them shortly after the draft concluded. While he didn't want to go into too much detail, he did say that their preference would be to get something out of Marner before he officially walks via free agency on July 1st.

Elliotte Friedman mentioned that should anything go down between the two clubs, Roy would be a prime candidate to be moving to Toronto.

David Pagnotta from The Fourth Period also mentioned - while unconfirmed - that Marner's contract could be in the range of a 4x$12M, which goes hand-in-hand with previous reports indicating that he wanted to go down a shorter-termed route.

It's currently a work in progress at the moment, but the two teams are discussing a way to get this done before July 1st.