MILAN -- William Nylander said Mitch Marner was a “great teammate” and an “incredible person,” and scoffed at the notion the forward was already looking to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs midway through last season.

Nylander said Marner’s sole focus on the ice was to bring success to a franchise that has not won a Stanley Cup since 1967, dispelling the narrative he may have been looking to head elsewhere with him eligible to become an unrestricted free agent after the season.

“Not sure where that stuff comes from, but I don’t think he was ever thinking of leaving ahead of time,” Nylander told NHL.com at the NHL/NHL Players Association European Player Media Tour on Friday. “I actually asked him during the season and he said he was concentrating on Toronto. I didn’t want to press him on

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