Marner, who's been heavily criticized in Toronto during the playoffs for his lack of efforts and offensive contributions, has been involved in plenty of rumors since the Leafs' elimination.
Even if Marner mentionned he'd like to stay in Toronto, with a year left on his contract, the Leafs could easily decide to trade him or give him an extension.
The Toronto Star's reporter Kevin McGran talked about this in a recent paper, suggesting that Marner could be traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning or Utah's new team, but that it'll ultimately be up to Marner himself, as he has a no-trade clause:
Marner's situation will be interesting to follow in the coming months. Make sure to stay tuned for any further developments.
Source: Daily Hockey Dose - Toronto analyst suggests the two best trade destinations for Marner
| POLL | ||
MAI 8 | 265 ANSWERS Two possible trade destinations emerge for Mitch Marner Do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs will trade Mitch Marner this summer? | ||
| Yes | 196 | 74 % |
| No | 69 | 26 % |
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YESTERDAY
DECEMBER 9, 2025
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Connor Brown | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mikko Rantanen | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Drake Batherson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Josh Doan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Bo Horvat | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mark Kastelic | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Fraser Minten | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Darren Raddysh | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mark Scheifele | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Christian Dvorak | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cody Glass | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brayden Point | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Lightning | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 36 | |
| Bruins | 31 | 18 | 13 | - | 36 | |
| Red Wings | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 | |
| Canadiens | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 33 | |
| Maple Leafs | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 32 | |
| Panthers | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | |
| Senators | 29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 30 | |
| Sabres | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 28 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Capitals | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | |
| Hurricanes | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 38 | |
| Islanders | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 37 | |
| Penguins | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | |
| Flyers | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | |
| Devils | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 35 | |
| Rangers | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 34 | |
| Blue Jackets | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 32 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 49 | |
| Stars | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 47 | |
| Wild | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 37 | |
| Mammoth | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 | |
| Blackhawks | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 30 | |
| Jets | 29 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 29 | |
| Blues | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 29 | |
| Predators | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 26 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Ducks | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 39 | |
| Golden Knights | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 37 | |
| Kings | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 35 | |
| Oilers | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 32 | |
| Sharks | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 | |
| Kraken | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 28 | |
| Flames | 31 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 28 | |
| Canucks | 30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 25 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||