If Toronto Maple Leafs fans were holding on to any sort of hope that star forward Mitch Marner would have a change of heart and re-sign rather than hit free agency, those ambitions were likely all but dashed on Saturday.

If he signs with the Maple Leafs, he can get eight years. So in the sign-and-trade, Marner can get that eighth year on his deal (and Vegas can keep him for that extra year, as well). To get it done, the Knights would essentially have to line up what they'd be willing to return to the Maple Leafs for Marner.

The Vegas Golden Knights’ front office spent the second day of the decentralized NHL Draft on the second floor of their practice facility. The team made four picks on Saturday, but spent part of the day discussing a trade to acquire the rights of pending unrestricted free agent Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs,