If only it was just about replacing the production that Mitch Marner provided for the Maple Leafs on an annual basis.
There’s quite a bit more to the Marner-sized hole that Leafs coach Craig Berube will have to contend with once players hit the ice at the Ford Performance Centre next week.
We dive into the Marner issue and other questions as the Leafs enjoy the final few days of the off-season before training camp gets under way.
SO LONG, MITCH
You know it, the Leafs know it, the hockey world knows it: Sifting through the roster now and finding 102 points, which amounted to Marner’s career high in 2024-25, isn’t going to happen.
There’s a little more to the challenge that awaits Berube and his staff than covering for the 75 assists (also a career high) and 27 goals that Marner took to