While the final days of his Toronto Maple Leafs career turned somewhat ugly, Mitch Marner still kept Auston Matthews and the rest of the team in mind. According to his agent, Darren Ferris, Marner was gracious toward his childhood NHL club when making his final decision to part ways.

It was an inevitable decision. Everyone in Toronto—and across the continent—knew Marner’s days with the Leafs were numbered. The writing was on the wall. The only question was whether he’d be traded or leave as an unrestricted free agent (UFA).

Ultimately, Marner chose to ensure the team that drafted him got something in return, going against his agent’s preference for testing the open market. Despite tensions between Leafs Nation and Marner, Matthews’ sidekick refused to slip out the back door. Yet, he didn

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