Best Leafs goals of 2024-25: Mitch Marner ices Bruins in overtime to secure season series

We’re trying our absolute hardest at The Leafs Nation to avoid mentioning Mitch Marner as much as possible, given that he’s no longer a member of the team and whether you’re in the camp of wanting him out of town or the camp of lamenting that the Toronto Maple Leafs let him go, nobody really has an appetite to reflect on his tenure. But, when you’re doing a series like the Best Leafs goals of the season in order to fill out the dog days of summer, Marner’s name is going to pop up more often than not.

The Leafs came out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a heater, winning their first five games after the break, and Marner was a big contributor in these games. Fans were seeing him in a more positive light at the time, despite all of the contract negotiations hanging over the team’s head, because he showed up for Team Canada and assisted on Connor McDavid’s tournament-clinching goal in a final vs. the United States that felt like it mattered more than usual. And, to add icing on the cake, he scored a big overtime-winner in the Leafs’ final game against the Boston Bruins, which itself always means a little more than your standard February regular season game.