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Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 21

Mitch Marner cracks the Top 20 in the NHL Network's Top 50 Players Right Now list

This picture of Mitch Marner looks amazing. He looks serious and isn't taking any more guff from the media. He's endured all sorts of disrespect from some jilted fans in his hometown and is ready to prove them wrong.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 15

Ryan Craig has three words on the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2026-27 season

When you look at the Vegas Golden Knights' 2026 Stanley Cup Final run, you might not think that Vegas needs to do much else. They've watched Mitch Marner explode on the playoff scene and seen Carter Hart stay upright until the Stanley Cup Final.

NHL News / Editor In Leaf / September 10

Mitch Marner finally weighs in on the Maple Leafs’ eventful offseason

While it's not mandatory for NHL stars to pay attention to their former team's activity over a year since they decided to leave, there is certainly a little bit of an expectation that Mitch Marner is keeping tabs on what the Toronto Maple Leafs are up to.

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Vegas Golden Knights News / Oilersnation / September 8

Golden Knights off-season preview: Vegas hopes new coach can help get them deep

After landing Mitch Marner before the start of the 2025-26 season, the Vegas Golden Knights went on to the Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Carolina Hurricanes.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Edmonton Oilers News / Oilersnation / September 8

Beyond Accountability: What Mike Babcock could change behind the Oilers’ bench

We’ve heard it time and again this summer: the Edmonton Oilers were looking for a different type of coach when they brought in Mike Babcock. The word that has resurfaced in articles and interviews has been accountability; the team’s leadership felt they needed more of this from their coach to get over the finish line.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 4

Predicting Mitch Marner's stat line for the Vegas Goldne Knights in 2026-27

You know what's funny is that I completely forgot that yesterday was 9/3. If you don't know what that is, that's basically Mitch Marner's number. Pretty good to check on him and see what he'll bring to the table for the "Evil Empire".

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / September 3

The Mitch Marner Shadow Is Already Following Gavin McKenna in Toronto

For nine seasons, Mitch Marner wasn’t simply a very good Toronto Maple Leafs player. He was part of the emotional experience of the Core Four era. That era brought enormous expectations.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / Athlon Sports / August 30

Maple Leafs’ No. 1 Pick Gavin McKenna Spotted With Mitch Marner in Ontario

Toronto Maple Leafs fans got an unexpected glimpse of Gavin McKenna alongside former star Mitch Marner in Ontario. The two were among several NHL players spotted together in Muskoka during a recent gathering.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / NHL Trade Talk / August 14

The Perfect Storm That Changed the Maple Leafs’ Future

Mitch Marner leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025 looked like the kind of move that fans immediately filed under “that one hurts.” And honestly, it did hurt.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / August 13

'Mitch Who?' Gavin McKenna Will Help Maple Leafs Fans Forget About Marner

There may not have been a more polarizing Toronto Maple Leafs player over the past decade than Mitch Marner. There also shouldn’t be much debate about his talent.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Vegas Golden Knights News / NHL Trade Talk / August 1

The Truth About Marner, Playoff Pressure, and Expectations

For years, Toronto Maple Leafs fans tried to answer whether Mitch Marner could handle playoff pressure. Maybe the better question was whether we understood how much pressure was affecting him.

Toronto Maple Leafs News / The Hockey Writers / July 29

The Maple Leafs Pressure Cooker: Appreciation Often Comes Too Late

The Toronto Maple Leafs have missed the playoffs only once in recent years, but something interesting seems to be happening around the way fans are talking about the team’s recent past.

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NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 29

Don't make him a Marner: McDavid's weird take on Toronto

Connor McDavid gets asked about a lot of players at hockey events, but the interesting part from Zach Hyman’s annual golf tournament was how McDavid didn’t really go into detail about Gavin McKenna.

Vegas Golden Knights News / NHL Trade Talk / July 25

Mitch Marner Is Famous in Canada; But Is He Actually Popular?

Mitch Marner has basically spent his whole NHL career in the brightest possible spotlight. But there’s a difference between being famous and being popular.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / July 23

Did the Maple Leafs Fail Mitch Marner? Darren Ferris Thinks So

When Mitch Marner’s agent Darren Ferris went on the PuckPedia podcast and said Marner “was never protected by his organization,” I found myself thinking about that phrase.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / July 23

Marner’s Agent Lays Into Maple Leafs Over Bad Treatment and Misinformation

Just when you think the Mitch Marner drama in Toronto is in the past, his agent has brought the drama back to the forefront. Marner’s agent, Darren Ferris, says the winger’s rocky relationship with the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t start with a messy contract standoff — it started years earlier, with a decision the team asked him to make as a rookie.

NHL News / TheLeafsnation / July 23

Mitch Marner’s agent Darren Ferris on Maple Leafs: ‘He was never protected by his organization’

It’s been a year since Mitch Marner demanded a sign-and-trade to the Vegas Golden Knights, and for many in the Toronto Maple Leafs ecosystem, he’s out of sight, out of mind.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Daily Faceoff / July 22

‘He was never protected by his organization’: Agent Ferris speaks on Marner’s exit with Leafs

Mitch Marner’s exit from the Toronto Maple Leafs has been well documented, but perhaps there is a lot more to what happened in the fallout between the two parties than meets the eye.

NHL News / Yardbarker / July 17

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NHL News / Yardbarker / July 8

Craig Berube reveals what Maple Leafs lost when Mitch Marner left

Some have attributed the Leafs' struggles to the loss of Mitch Marner, who was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights.

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NHL News / Yardbarker / July 5

Sharks GM takes shot at Maple Leafs over Mitch Marner

Sharks GM Mike Grier takes shot at Maple Leafs over Mitch Marner

Everyone knows that standing out for a major Canadian NHL franchise comes with added weight and pressure. Not every player can handle it, and that is exactly what San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier referred to in recent comments, taking a shot at the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Vegas Golden Knights News / Daily Faceoff / June 16

Mitch Marner elaborates on 'dark times' in Toronto: 'Mental health is super important to me'

Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner was asked about the “dark times” comment he made after the team eliminated the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final.

Golden Knights will not retain John Tortorella

NHL News / Yardbarker / June 7

Should Hurricanes make goalie switch for Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final?

With the Carolina Hurricanes facing a 2-1 series deficit against the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final, head coach Rod Brind'Amour is almost certainly going to be contemplating some lineup changes before Game 4 on Tuesday night.

Mitch Marner records fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history

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NHL News / Yardbarker / June 6

Golden Knights' Mitch Marner records fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history

The biggest knock on Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner during his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs was that he was not a big-game player and did not play his best when the lights were brightest. He is obliterating that narrative in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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