Making Sense of What's Really Going on With Mitch Marner and the Maple Leafs

Is he being traded or are the Leafs trying to re-sign Marner?

In “another dramatic twist” to the ongoing saga of Mitch Marner's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs, TSN's Darren Dreger has suggested that General Manager Brad Treliving would prefer to extend Marner's contract rather than trade the star forward. Appearing on First Up, Dreger's revelation has intensified the debate surrounding Marner's future with the team, hinting at a significant decision looming over the Leafs' offseason strategy.

This report from Dreger comes after weeks of speculation that the Maple Leafs might be thinking about making it known to Marner that they intend to move on from the forward. Of course, that changed when reports last week noted the Leafs weren’t going to pressure him into submitting a list of possible trade destinations.

The story keeps changing. What’s really going on here?