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The Mitch Marner era officially came to an end on Tuesday with the Leafs signing the pending unrestricted free agent to an eight-year, $96-million contract before trading him to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for centre Nicolas Roy.

This Toronto Raptors front office has always understood the value of Jakob Poeltl and that hasn’t changed, even without the man in charge, Josh Lewenberg writes.

Today’s Free Agent Frenzy is the last working day in a 48-year professional career that included stops at The Sault Star, The Globe and Mail, The Hockey News (twice), The Toronto Star, TSN, ESPN and NBC, amongst others. It’s been quite a ride.

Many of the players selected over the weekend will positively impact their organization, but even in a league that increasingly skews towards younger skill, these transitions take time, Travis Yost writes.

The Maple Leafs have engaged in talks with the Vegas Golden Knights regarding a potential sign-and-trade centered on Toronto's star winger Mitch Marner, and as TSN's Mark Masters reports, that is just one of many storylines surrounding the team as free agency approaches.

Over the course of the two-day NHL Draft, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy both secured a vital piece of his team’s present and added key components to the organization’s future.

The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first big move of the off-season, signing centre John tavares to a four-year deal on Friday. Now the team has set its sights to the off-season and how they can use the money saved to improve the team in other ways, writes TSN's Mark Masters.

After 12 memorable years at the helm of Canada’s lone NBA franchise, Masai Ujiri's iconic tenure has come to an end, as Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announced it was parting ways with the team president and vice-chairman on Friday.

Mitch Marner still has a stall in the dressing room at the Leafs' practice facility, but the team is preparing for life without the star winger.