Mitch Marner has been blessed to play most his entire career with either Auston Matthews or John Tavares as his centre. Article content
In fact, over the past two seasons alone, Marner — the setup specialist — has 53 assists on goals scored by Matthews and 21 on goals scored by Tavares. Article content Article content
That’s 74 of his 187 points coming because he was able to combine his playmaking magic with centres and goal scorers of significant NHL consequence.
Which is something Marner has to be taking into account as free agency approaches in three weeks time and there is every likelihood that he won’t be playing for the Maple Leafs any longer.
Where do you find a centre of quality to play with through free agency? Not just where, but how?
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